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Class work and home- less to some, but there were a
work were not all that differ- few good points that could be
ent. The only thing that dif- made.
fered between the two were "More teachers assign
where the work was done. homework because it is sup-
Some students had posed to help you review,"
preferences toward which one junior Nikki Torson said.
they did. So, which of the two
"I prefer classwork be- was better?
cause you can ask the teach- Junior Ann Otto said ,
ers questions, and when it "Homework is harder because
comes to homework, you tend once you get home you forget
to slack off," junior Megan everything you !.earned!"
Campbell said. However, others pre-
Slacking off on ones ferred class work only.
homework was not that bad in Junior Anne Koerten
some peoples' eyes. said, "I like class work because
"Class work is more it's not homework. Plus class
useful than homework be- work usually means group
• cause you actually do the work work, which means you can
• in class, and you don't waste socialize, making class more
• any of your own free time,"
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• junior Josh Olsen said. Either way students
• While a majority of stu- looked at it, you had to make
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• homework, teachers still gave the work at home or in the
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Junior Anna Ashbacher skims through her
Senior Nora Koim and junior Meli ssa Cot's Cradle novel in search of what she
Hines work on homework in the I 1- 12 would like to do for her part of a group
commons during 7th hour. Often students project. The class had 15 opti ons to choose
used the periods when they did not have from before making a fi nal decision. photo
class to work on schoolwork. photo by by Kelli McMahon
Kelli McMahon

Classwork vs. Homework