Students have been assigned a number of tasks to complete in class that have asked them to think about their time management. They include ways to plan and organise their homework time.

Students have also been asked to complete the following task at home. It is a discussion task to be completed with one or more family members. Choose one or two items that you can discuss together with your student – after your discussion, students will talk about your discussion with their classmates.

• Mobile phones or other devices: are these useful for homework or a distraction?
• If there is no set homework, should you take the night off?
• If you can’t work something out while completing my homework, what can I do? 
• When I receive a large assignment or project, what is the best way to plan time to get it done?
• Do we have any resource glitches at home – e.g., running out of internet data, broken devices, no-one to supervise or help? How can we solve or ease these challenges?

If you would like further information on how family members can help with homework, please also see the following resources:

• Help with homework – NSW Department of Education
• How Parents Can Support Homework Completion in High School (PDF, 356KB) (Dawson, 2010)