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Originally Posted by DataDoxy
Some schools in Calgary are going 'homework free' while other schools have started to pour it on.
Some people believe that if we do not assign homework, are we coddling our children too much. They fear that kids will not be able to develop a strong work ethic and the ability to persist and survive in our rapidly paced world. On the other hand, by not assigning homework are we giving our kids the freedom to participate in other important learning and social activities such as sports, music, dance... etc?
Any thoughts?
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I have thoughts on homework.
My kids usually don't have homework because they get their work completed in class (my daughter is in gr 6 and son in gr 3).
The exception is spelling tests, if the kids have end of the week "tests" in spelling we will go through the words with them. We also have the kids read when they come home or in the evening. Generally they read around 30 mins +/-.
I will be honest, at their age I don't see a need for homework. Let them have evenings/late afternoons to do things other than school work. I don't have any study to back this up, but I hope that kids that allow their brain some non-school time, actually do better in school. I hope it allows them to understand the difference between "work" and "play" and will allow them to develop a heathly work/life balance.