The on-line NYC teacher's union, the UFT, published this view of student assignments.
See if you agree.
Following that is what I would consider a political liberal's plan: no homework at all....pretty much the educational version of 'if it feels go, do it.'
Well, in this case, you don't feel like it...don't do it.
1. "A common-sense approach to homework
2. “Homework should be meaningful and used to reinforce daily lessons,” ...before you assign a homework task, the students need to have a good grasp of the subject matter.” ... giving students the opportunity to practice something they’ve already learned in class.
3. A general rule of thumb recommended by the national PTA is that students should receive 10 minutes of homework per grade level — 10 minutes per night in 1st grade, 20 minutes in 2nd grade and so on.... a quick and short review of the day,” “Leave time for kids to be kids!”
Townsend Harris HS in Flushing, for example, made headlines last year when it adopted a policy prohibiting homework assignments in certain subjects on certain days of the week.
4. “If your students can’t do your homework assignment independently, then don’t assign it,” advises Carrie Campis-Dugan, a teacher at PS 180 in Harlem.
You can also let your students know that they can get support over the phone from Dial-A-Teacher, the UFT’s homework helpline, at 1-212-777-3380.
5. “Do not give more homework than you are willing to mark and return in a reasonable amount of time,” .... You may decide to check that homework is completed every day but review it in depth only a few times a week.
Or, you may decide — like some teachers — to dispense with homework altogether.
“We read ‘Rethinking Homework’ [an article by noted education researcher Alfie Kohn] as a staff, thankfully,” says Liz Wanttaja, a teacher at the East Village Community School. “Homework is given as an option to do outside of school in the upper grades, but our little ones are encouraged to be kids.” A common-sense approach to homework United Federation of Teachers
Seems that the principal of PS 116 took that last item to heart:
6. The elementary school students of P.S. 116 on East 33rd Street don’t have to worry about the drudgery of homework anymore — their teachers have simply stopped assigning it.
Instead, teachers are encouraging students to spend more quality time with family and reading books,reported DNAInfo.com on Thursday.
7. ... the negative effects of homework have been well established,” wrote the school’s principal, Jane Hsu, in a letter to parents last month.
a. ... negative effects? According to Hsu, they include “children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly for many, loss of interest in learning.”
8. ....some parents are displeased by the new policy — so displeased they may even take their kids out of the school.
... Daniel Tasman, whose daughter is a second-grader at the school....said .... the no homework policy had pushed him over the edge.
“I think they should have homework – some of it is about discipline,” Tasman told DNAInfo.com
9. ....school officials said the decision to do away with homework came about after a committee did some research and found “no link between elementary school homework and success in school.”
10. Principal Hsu defended the policy, saying the school was excited to be “redefining the landscape of homework.”
“We look forward to seeing the positive impact our newly-designed homework options will have on our students and their families,” ... Kips Bay NYC elementary school P.S. 116 does away with homework - am New York
See if you agree.
Following that is what I would consider a political liberal's plan: no homework at all....pretty much the educational version of 'if it feels go, do it.'
Well, in this case, you don't feel like it...don't do it.
1. "A common-sense approach to homework
2. “Homework should be meaningful and used to reinforce daily lessons,” ...before you assign a homework task, the students need to have a good grasp of the subject matter.” ... giving students the opportunity to practice something they’ve already learned in class.
3. A general rule of thumb recommended by the national PTA is that students should receive 10 minutes of homework per grade level — 10 minutes per night in 1st grade, 20 minutes in 2nd grade and so on.... a quick and short review of the day,” “Leave time for kids to be kids!”
Townsend Harris HS in Flushing, for example, made headlines last year when it adopted a policy prohibiting homework assignments in certain subjects on certain days of the week.
4. “If your students can’t do your homework assignment independently, then don’t assign it,” advises Carrie Campis-Dugan, a teacher at PS 180 in Harlem.
You can also let your students know that they can get support over the phone from Dial-A-Teacher, the UFT’s homework helpline, at 1-212-777-3380.
5. “Do not give more homework than you are willing to mark and return in a reasonable amount of time,” .... You may decide to check that homework is completed every day but review it in depth only a few times a week.
Or, you may decide — like some teachers — to dispense with homework altogether.
“We read ‘Rethinking Homework’ [an article by noted education researcher Alfie Kohn] as a staff, thankfully,” says Liz Wanttaja, a teacher at the East Village Community School. “Homework is given as an option to do outside of school in the upper grades, but our little ones are encouraged to be kids.” A common-sense approach to homework United Federation of Teachers
Seems that the principal of PS 116 took that last item to heart:
6. The elementary school students of P.S. 116 on East 33rd Street don’t have to worry about the drudgery of homework anymore — their teachers have simply stopped assigning it.
Instead, teachers are encouraging students to spend more quality time with family and reading books,reported DNAInfo.com on Thursday.
7. ... the negative effects of homework have been well established,” wrote the school’s principal, Jane Hsu, in a letter to parents last month.
a. ... negative effects? According to Hsu, they include “children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly for many, loss of interest in learning.”
8. ....some parents are displeased by the new policy — so displeased they may even take their kids out of the school.
... Daniel Tasman, whose daughter is a second-grader at the school....said .... the no homework policy had pushed him over the edge.
“I think they should have homework – some of it is about discipline,” Tasman told DNAInfo.com
9. ....school officials said the decision to do away with homework came about after a committee did some research and found “no link between elementary school homework and success in school.”
10. Principal Hsu defended the policy, saying the school was excited to be “redefining the landscape of homework.”
“We look forward to seeing the positive impact our newly-designed homework options will have on our students and their families,” ... Kips Bay NYC elementary school P.S. 116 does away with homework - am New York
