Should students have homework in math class? It is a question every math student wants answered. Is there a good reason as to why students should or should not have homework? Before we get started - jot down a few reasons as to why you think students should or should not have math homework. Make sure you really think about your reasoning. Now, let's use information from the World Wide Web to find out. -Google is going to take over your TrackStar screen, so just use the browsers' BACK button to return to this screen. What will be the first website to pop up in our search? Type in "should students have math homework" to the Google search bar and click on Web Search. View the first sponsored site to see if it has any useful information. When you are finished viewing this website, return to this page. Next - go to the next link "Do Students Really Need Practice Homework?"

Click on this page. Who is the author of this page? Is there any place on the page that shows the author's information? Go to the very bottom of the page - click the link www.alfiekohn.org. Read about Alfie Kohn - Do you think he is a credible person? Why/Why not? Click the back button - Click on the link on the top of the page 'The Homework Myth' - Read about the book and listen to the interview with Alfie Kohn about the book. Do you think this is a valuable website for our research question? Why/Why Not?

Click on this link. How can we evaluate this website by its domain? What is the domain of this website? (ex: .com, .net, .gov, .edu, .org) What does the domain say about this website? Scroll to the bottom of the article and click 'single page'. Skim through the article. Does this article seem to have bias? What was the author's purpose for this article (persuade, sell, inform, promote, explain)? What does the author want you to believe about homework?

Click on this site. Who appears to be the audience for this website? Are there advertisements along the sides or top? If so, are they distracting in any way? Do they seem to coincide with the information on the webpage? When was this article written? When was this website last updated? Does the website seem well maintained? Does this website seem to be bias, or do they see both sides of the argument?

Click on this link. Read through the information. Use the evaluating methods described in #1-4 to validate this website. After looking at this site - revisit all websites jotting down important information. Next, look at your list - Has evaluating these websites given you a different opinion? Has evaluating these websites given you better reasons for your opinion? Answer these questions along with a 2-3 page paper on why you think students should or should not have math homework. Use at least three quotes from the websites. Remember to cite all sources, as well as, create a work cited page.