Topic > Transforming public education: the LEAP initiative

The document also warns that “poorly structured homework could even have a negative effect on student achievement.”(Marzano). The simple idea of ​​simply reducing the homework load for students is almost completely non-existent, but reshaping the entire hiring structure of educators almost exasperates the mind, thinking that this alone will solve the entire problem. I think Jiminez tries to focus on an idea that tries to encompass the entire education system and solve its problems in one fell swoop. By fixating on teachers and how they teach, you will increase student performance. What Jiminez fails to address is a multitude of smaller problems that, whether teachers change or not, will continue to occur, as they are almost a natural course of action in American schools. Homework load is one of them, but sleep is another important factor for many high schoolers who work on four to seven hours of sleep or worse. Without the recommended nine hours, people experience increased “poor communication, decreased concentration and cognitive performance, involuntary sleep, decreased motor performance, increased risk taking, and changes in mood patterns” (Schaffhauser). You can also go