Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: No time or resources for projects! I taught high school in a low-income area for two years. I never gave any large, outside-of-class projects simply because most of my students did not have the resources to complete the projects. Also, many of my students worked close to full-time jobs. The middle school I teach at currently, the population is 67% Latino. Most parents are not proficient enough in English to help their kids, nor do they have the financial resources. What is an appropriate amount of classtime for projects? How much should I expect the students to be able to do outside of class? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I cannot provide an exact amount of time. I think if the projects are meaningful and valuable they should take center stage. There is a lot of research that supports projects that give students real life situations and the time to collaborate with one another. The students could enter the program working on math skills to determine the cost of the project and find a fundraiser to earn the funds. Then implement time management to decide how much time is needed. This is a great opportunity for students to become actively involved in their work and they will likely take much more out of the assignment this way.