You may be aware that we began a homework committee to look at and evaluate our current homework practices in our district. The committee will be presenting its guidelines to the school committee in a few weeks. Homework has been a hot topic for years. People wonder: Do I assign it? Is it valuable? How much is too much? Does it make a difference? Here is a brief article that gives some perspectives on both sides of the homework debate. Reflect on your own philosophy of homework and how your philosophy may have changed over time. Reflect on whether you think the homework you assign is meaningful and purposeful to help students succeed and how do you know it is meeting your goals?
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