Getting the Buggers to do their Homework [Paperback]

Julian Stern (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826499805 | ISBN-13: 978-0826499806 | Publication Date: March 10, 2009 | Edition: 2nd Edition

Did you realise that properly structured homework can add the equivalent of one year to a student's full-time education?

In this fully updated new edition, Julian Stern provides teachers with a wide range of practical techniques that can be used to motivate pupils of all ages to do their homework. He equips teachers with a variety of strategies for setting more effective, interesting and differentiated homework. Julian offers dozens of examples of homework tasks covering every subject in the curriculum. Brimming with innovative ideas, this book will prove essential reading for every teacher and trainee teacher.

Editorial Reviews

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'A particularly interesting member of the series, this book offers a wealth of tips that teachers of many subjects, including foreign languages, may find useful.'

(The Teacher Trainer )

'A particularly interesting member of the series, this book offers a wealth of tips that teachers of many subjects, including foreign languages, may find useful.'

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About the Author

Julian Stern is Dean of the Faculty of Education &Theology at York St John University, UK, where he is Professor of Education and Religion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: Continuum; 2nd Edition edition (March 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826499805
• ISBN-13: 978-0826499806
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,561,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Julian Stern is Dean of Education & Theology at York St John University, in York. Born and brought up in Hull, Julian qualified at the Royal Academy of Music, Oxford University, Leicester University School of Education, and the Institute of Education, London. He was a school teacher in the South of England for fourteen years, and then worked in the Institute of Education, London, the Open University, Brunel University, and the University of Hull, prior to joining York St John University.