She told the Washington Post that she has based her decision on research that clearly shows the benefits of reading, both silently and aloud, for young children, whereas the benefits
of nightly homework have yet to be backed up by legitimate studies, despite the fact that many schools and parents act as if it is.
Give yourself permission to deviate from the expectation
of nightly homework.
Two hours
of nightly homework is recommended for 12th graders.
So only a small sliver of the overall population has as much as three hours
of nightly homework.
Not exact matches
Luckily, the boys don't get much in the way
of homework - so at least that one less challenge that we have to deal with on a
nightly basis.
And
of course there is the reality
of the volume
of third and fourth grade
nightly homework.
I feel like our lives are balanced well right now, and I don't want to upset that balance with
nightly practices and weekly games on top
of full days
of school and after - school
homework.
I recognise the tiredness in myself making me occasionally irrational or uptight, the endless after school activities that mean a regular routine is out
of the window, fitting in
homework, rhythmic training exercises (for the ADHD - er) all making the
nightly rou - sort
of - tine marathon, hell, often.....
are added into afternoon and / or morning *
Homework is
nightly consisting
of one short writing assignment, reading the following day's chapter, and working on class sequencing each night based on that day's asana learning.
The minor academic benefits to assigning mandatory
nightly homework simply do not outweigh the substantial drawbacks, which include potentially turning young children against school at the beginning
of their academic journey.
Do not assume that, because a teacher directs students to seek answers to their own questions, doesn't assign
nightly homework, and isn't using a lot
of multiple - choice assessments, he or she is not teaching.
The National PTA and the National Education Association support the «10 - minute
homework guideline» — a
nightly 10 minutes
of homework per grade level.
McDougall Littell California Algebra, for example, relegates multiple representations to optional, separate «activity» pages, instead
of integrating multiple representations into
nightly homework questions.
We need local and state school boards to investigate more fully the psychological and educational impact
of laws and procedures so that the counterproductive ones are discarded (ie — tracking, whole class punishment, and too much
nightly homework).
This is the time
of year when kids» schedules kick into high gear,
homework becomes a
nightly activity and parents turn into part - time chauffeurs.