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 don't think that there should be a set amount of time for projects so long as it isn't overrunning the classroom. Additionally, make sure that the projects you give are meaningful and that they're worth your students time. As long as you follow those guidelines and make sure to not exclude things from your curriculum, you should be fine. A reasonable amount of what can be expected outside of class depends heavily on your students. If they are proficient in English, they should be able to do a fair amount of work at home, even if it means that they have to translate the assignment into their native language to get help/support from parents. I personally prefer to keep projects in-class and send home short-term assignments.