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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

[Anonymous]

I find that half of the folks that moan about this homework nonsense don’t even make their kids read. Start there.

[Anonymous]

Bridget Loft: If you choose, it will take APS two weeks to transfer your child from VPL (with an incomplete schedule, unsupervised waiting rooms and substitute teachers) to in person learning.

Solution: Unenroll your VPL student from APS. Reenroll 24 hours later at home school.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the no homework policy for elementary school!! Reading is the best thing they can do at that age.

Agree 100%. Just read some each day- don't time it, don't chart it, don't graph it. Just including reading and let it be a part of your day.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the no homework policy for elementary school!! Reading is the best thing they can do at that age.

Agree 100%. Just read some each day- don't time it, don't chart it, don't graph it. Just including reading and let it be a part of your day.

+1,000

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

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If you all want your kids to do homework so badly, why don’t you give them some? I am happy with the reading and math facts.

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

Oh my goodness! That’s so impressive!

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

Oh my goodness! That’s so impressive!

Seriously, Harvard material! Way to go, APS!

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

Why isn’t he taking an AP History or English course?

Also, many APS students take AP courses and then receive low scores on the exams.

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Different APS school—our school has a no homework policy. Students are just expected to read for 20-30 minutes at home daily.

Please re-read what you posted. Reading *is* homework.

Not if it isn’t monitored. We aren’t allowed to have a reading log or other verification system.

Are teacher, and if so may I ask why no reading log?

Not PP but I’m so glad they don’t make us do a reading log. For us those things turned reading into tedious work rather than pleasure. And it’s just a pain.

I’m not opposed to homework on principle. But the APS curriculum is not good and what’s the point in doing homework to reinforce a curriculum that is bad?

What is wrong with curriculum?

Nothing worse than most elementary schools these days. Just a lot of teaching “how to think, not what to think,” outsourcing the learning of important knowledge like math facts and grammar lessons to apps that they’re just supposed to do in their spare time, really bad writing composition instruction, teaching skills without content to go along with it (like teaching what a glossary is by doing several lessons on glossaries rather than teaching them about something and having them actually use glossaries to aid in learning that material), etc.

It’s not the worse thing in the world but I am just really glad they aren’t making kids do this kind of thing more than they already have to in school.

This made me laugh out loud! I’d much rather that my children learn to think on their own!

Read The Knowledge Gap. You can’t teach critical thinking in isolation. Kids need to learn content.

How can I think critically about the game of cricket when I know nothing about it? That’s right — I can’t.

Oh man, do you love that book. Have you read anything else? No APS teacher I know is teaching critical thinking in isolation.

Yes they are.

Kids used to learn things. Do you remember your childhood? At all?

Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

Why isn’t he taking an AP History or English course?

Also, many APS students take AP courses and then receive low scores on the exams.

Wow- real burn there. The point is that kids are “learning content” in APS.

[Anonymous]

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Jfc- if you really think that your kids aren’t being taught content you should, as a presumably responsible parent, find them a school where they will be taught content. How my older kid managed to finagle himself into AP physics and calculus this year despite the fact that APS has never taught him content is a real head scratcher.

Why isn’t he taking an AP History or English course?

Also, many APS students take AP courses and then receive low scores on the exams.

Wow- real burn there. The point is that kids are “learning content” in APS.

My kid is taking AP physics and calculus and history and English, and I assume he will get 5s, as he has in other APs and as his siblings did. And those siblings' classmates.

I assume you will now say that any kid old enough to take APs isn't suffering under the content-free regime of APS ES as it exists today, and you'd be right. But maybe your kids aren't doing well on their APs because you push them beyond their limits.

Or, you know, they're just stupid. I don't really have enough information to be sure.