Homework

My thoughts on homework are, it's necessary for students. Here are two important reasons.

First, you will learn the subject better verses not having homework. When students go through their homework, they have to use things that they've learned. As a result, they learn the subject better. For instance, when I was in university in Kerman, studying math, I always had homework. Indeed, we always had lots of homework to do. Even though I studied before doing homework, going through homework reforced my knowledge, strengthening what I knew and helping me learn new things.

In contrast, when I was in university in Tehran, I rarely had homework. After one semester I understood that I was not learning as well as when I went to university in Kerman. I was confused as to why I was not learning as before. I rationalized that it was because of the homework. But, my new university was better than the previous one, we had better facilities and there were a large number of great professors. The difference was homework: in Kerman I did lots of homework, Tehran I had no homework.

I decided to give myself homework like I had in Kerman. In spite of this, the result was still the same, I did not progress a lot. Finally, I understood that the kind of homework I needed in the Tehran was different from what I did in Kerman. So, I talked with my supervisor about it, he suggested suitable kinds of homework, which worked and I began to do better.My experience is what makes me believe students learn better when they do homework.



Secondly, when we do something on our own, we learn better and more deeply. For instance, when I was in university in Tehran working on my thesis , I learned a lot because I had to understand everything on my own. The thesis was a kind of homework; It gave me the opportunity to learn better, and I really appreciated it. It helped me learn better because I had to understand things by myself. Moreover, when you are doing homework on your own, you have to pay great attention and find relationships among things. The attention one gives helps them understand better compared to: do nothing, only go to the class, or studying what the professor has said. As you can see, I believe doing homework is a cherished opportunity for students to learn better.

Speaking to a foreigner

When I make conversation with foreigners, I always feel shy, so I do not know how to begin the conversation. I always think my voice is bad, maybe my spelling is incorrect, or I don't use the right word(s) in the conversation. 
Especially, when I speak to customers: I'm a training lawyer. I'm worried that the customers will misunderstand when I consult with them, it'll be a big problem.
Thus, I will try my best to improve my English skills.
I hope that when I join italki I will make friends with many people around the world. It will help me be more confident when I speak with foreigners.