This is an excerpt of Dr. Corretjer's book available through Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions. The author researched students in fifth and sixth grades regarding their perceptions about homework. Dr. Corretjer surveyed and interviewed students in general education, in gifted and talented programs, English Language Learners and students in Special Education programs from different ethnic and social backgrounds. The results of this study are critical in the understanding of the common practice of homework and how it truly affects student achievement. Previous research in this area has been focused on the adults' perspective of homework. It is about time that we listen to the students, after all they are the ones who have to do homework. Listen to them! You will be surprised to find out they are not against homework!

1. What English Language Learners have to say about
homework?
An excerpt of Listen to me: An
exploration of Students’ Voices
Regarding Homework by
Dr. Gladys Corretjer

2. What word or words come to your
mind when you hear the word
homework?
• BORING!
• DANG!
• Feeling stress
• Wasted time
• Confusion
• I hate homework!

3. In their own words!
When any of my teachers says “this is for
homework” two thoughts come to my mind:
Boring! And More homework….”

4. Why do you think your teachers assign
homework?
• To see if we learned something in school.
• To help you understand the lesson.

5. What sorts of things would you do if
did not have to do homework?
• Play outside- 56%
• Read
• Watch TV
• Take care of my siblings

6. Describe your homework
• Hard
• Challenging
• Boring
• Confusing
• Takes a lot of time

7. What kind of homework would you
like to have?
• Projects
• Art
• Fun
• Homework I can understand

8. What kind of homework would you give your
students, if you were a teacher?
• I will give my students some homework that
we talked about during class for they can
understand (6th grader)
• Homework they can understand (5th grader)
• Fun
• Easy
• At their level

9. Things that are easy about homework
• When you understand it
• When you don’t have a lot
• Depends on the subject

10. Things that are hard about homework
• When you don’t understand it
• Describing
• Explaining
• Challenging problems (math)

11. Reasons for not completing homework
• Forgetfulness
• Lack of Understanding
• Homework is hard

12. In their own words
• I always need help with my homework, but if
my mom and my brother do understand my
homework either, then I don’t get do it.”

13. Reasons for completing their
homework
• My education depends on it
• I need to get good grades

14. Contact information
If you are interested in what students have to
say about homework you can go to
www.amazon.com
The book has two editions: paperback “Listen to
me: Exploring Students Voices Regarding
Homework” and Kindle edition: “Please listen to
me! Listen to the students’ voices regarding
homework”
You can contact me via email:
dr.corretjer@gmail.com
Thank you!