As an educator, it has been quite interesting to see how parents view the role of homework in their student's success. I have seen parents complain about the amount of homework assigned stating that it is either too much or too little. It seems as if the homework debate is something that just will not go away because we are just too busy to command the importance of it. Some counties actually have real conversations about the issue instituting policies about homework. For example, when I worked in Cobb County the homework could not constitute more than 10% of a child's grade. When I heard of this policy I did not understand why the county had to set a standard on what constituted a child's grade but then again, I never complained about homework as a student because I always viewed it as an opportunity to view material that I could not view during the school day. It seems as if our societal view has changed on this - so much so that homework is becoming obsolete in one part of the country.
One recent news article has recently found one school district in New Jersey modifying its homework curriculum. Dr. Annette Giaquinto, Superintendent of the Galloway School District in New Jersey expressed the new directive stating that homework will be prohibited from being assigned for weekend completion. She has stated that this position that the school district is in is a result of parents' complaining that their schedules are too busy to handle the additional responsibility of homework due on "Mondays" or the first day students are back from the weekend. Furthermore, she stated that these policies will not transfer to the middle school or high school but only to elementary schools.
What are your thoughts on this new verdict? A link to the interview is found below:
Homework Policies In New Jersey
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