Banning Homework?

Should Australian schools ban homework?theconversation.edu.au

The recent decision by French President Francois Hollande to abolish homework from French schools has reignited the long running debate about homework.This debate has been around for more than a century…

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Sandie Kleiman • If homework is revisiting what has been covered at school or encourages a student to inquire in to an area or practise reading etc then I think it is valid. However issues occur when schools are not aware of who is setting homework and students become overloaded. There needs to be a reasonable time policy set by the school which should be strictly adhered to. Communication by the educators to ensure that students are not being overloaded.

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Jesse Dean • Good point Sandy - the size of students backpacks these days seems to indicate a lot of study hours are happening at home!

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David Ball • Bad policy is always tempting. There must be a feeling of liberation administrators might feel at implementing such a policy. A feeling almost as good as the satisfaction a student feels at being up to date or ahead. In denying a challenge, we deny the reward. Homework is a real problem for some families. They might not have room at home for study. It might mess up a routine of chaos. Then there are families where homework plays a role, where parents interact with their child in a new setting and meet challenges successfully. But where homework is a problem, it is rarely (I believe never) the root problem. Banning it won't solve the problem struggling families have, but will cause issues for families that successfully incorporate it.