If 22.125% of public school students formed a student union and openly refused to do homework...

[Boojatta]

with moral support from their parents, then what would happen?

Would there be any moral issue involved?

[MNDemNY]

1. As that is a clear majority, I guess there would be no more homework.

(New-new math).{also known as "Obama" math}

[Boojatta]

3. The percentage I gave is just an example.

Obviously it would start with a smaller percentage, increase, and become news. There's no obvious way to predict what happens in the future beyond the moment when it reaches 22.125%

[damntexdem]

8. Well, I don't think there would be a moral issue until it reached at least 22.5%.

But if it fell below 20%, then there would be a morale issue.

[Ms. Toad]

5. I'm guessing you participated in the boycott . . .

:hi:

[MNDemNY]

7. funny

:P

[LiberalFighter]

2. The moral issue wouldn't be the problem the students would have to face.

They would have to face whether they will pass the class and whether the action would be detrimental to their higher education or future employment.

[Ms. Toad]

4. That was my reaction.

As a former teacher, I had far more than that "refusing" to do homework in certain classes - with the resulting failure rate in the range of 40-60% in those classes. (Incidentally, a lower failure rate than other teachers of the same classes - in which attendance of around 30%a day was typical).

Higher education? Not for any of those students. Most were just passing time and barely ended up graduating from high school sometime between ages 19 and 22 - and most would not have managed that even that post NCLB tests.

[Peregrine]

6. They'd fail

They made a decision and they would have to live with it.

[ChazII]

12. Logical consequences. n/t

[stray cat]

9. Lots of failed students would not graduate

and I wouldn't give a damn giving each and everyone of them a fail and preventing their ability to get a education short of a GED. Nor would I want to hire them - if they will sabotage their own education they will sabotage anything and anyone's work.

[Boojatta]

10. Would there be any moral issue involved?

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. I would support them

I hate homework. Maybe it's appropriate in college, but not in elementary school. Kids need to go home and be kids.

[alp227]

13. Moral issue? Insubordinance. What would happen? Hmm...

When we were young, we were conditioned to be submissive to authority no matter how dumb it'd sound. Boycotting homework breaks the status quo of being a kid because you are defying your orders. But in this case the parents blatantly approve of it. So there should be a compelling reason, such as the homework not helping the student learn the material.