Homework+Network+Interview

=**Video Clip from the Homework Network-**=

**Script-**
**Dylan: Welcome back to the Homework Network. Today we are joined with Eli Harberts, a homework professional. **


 * Eli: Thank you. I appreciate the offer of talking to you about my ideas on such an important issue; our future; our children, and the education that they get. **


 * Dylan: Yes well I’ll get right to the point then. **


 * Eli: Sounds good. **


 * Dylan: Okay then. First thing first why is homework important to: education, learning, and understanding of material. **


 * Eli: Yes well as we may understand; homework is a great reinforcement of the curriculum taught by our educators. If something is taught by a teacher, then the child is assigned homework on it, the child must apply what was taught in class. Reinforcing the knowledge gained while being taught. **


 * Dylan: So they might be able to remember it better? **


 * Eli: Exactly! Studies show the more you go over things and learn to apply them; the more likely it is you will remember. **


 * Dylan: I see. Well how about too much homework? Here on the Homework Network we get a lot of angry mail from students who say they have too much homework! **


 * Eli: I understand exactly what they mean! Harris Cooper made an excellent point when he created the 10 minute rule. He said that for every year in school a child should get 10 minutes more of homework. Starting at 1st grade with 10 minutes. That way 2nd graders would have 20 minutes, 3rd graders would have 30, and so on. This would help dramatically in the stress and other bad in homework. **


 * Dylan: That is a very good rule! I’m sorry, but that is all the time we have for today! Thank you Eli for sharing your Ideas with us. **


 * Eli: Well thank you! It was a pleasure. **


 * Dylan: Next week we will be exploring animals in the classroom- Educational, or Distracting? **
 * Thank you and good day! **