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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Starting in 2023-24, they will be offering more advanced options for middle school.  (So not accelerated content but going deeper on content.)

2. It was not less rigorous than my elementary, which had a no-homework policy. [b] I'm personally in favor of no homework in elementary.  [/b]

3.  Middle school is a tough age.  Greatness drops off for sure because...puberty.  Kids going through puberty on different timetables under one roof.
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As noted by another PP, I think giving some homework in the later grades of elementary is helpful to prepare students for suddenly getting homework in 6 classes in middle school.  On the other hand, APS is solving that issue by significantly limiting homework in middle school and subsequently in high school.

So, yeah, "greatness" definitely takes a nose-dive and it has nothing to do with puberty.[/quote]

Homework is fundamentally inequitable.

Many students don't have stable environments at home to perform homework, no quiet space, no desk, maybe bad internet, or their parents aren't home or speak english so can't help (and you know some parents DO help).  On top of that, many are caring for younger children, or working in the family business in the afternoon/evenings.

[b]Because of this, homework has been shown to increase the achievement gap, and thus will be eliminated throughout APS eventually.[[/b]/quote]

So the solution to the achievement gap is to lower the achievement of the higher-performing students who may have helping parents at home.

Nope.  I don't believe the goal of eliminating the achievement gap should be to lower the achievement of any student.  It should be to raise the achievement of the lower-performing students.

What is "inequitable" is not ensuring that every student achieves their potential. If one student's potential is lower than another's, so be it.  You don't lower the opportunities and expectations of students in order to limit their achievement to the level of lower-performing students.  You don't think those same students aren't going to get extra enrichment and supplemental academics no matter what APS' homework policy is?  It's far better to just not include homework as part of the student's grade.

I'm sick of people mistaking "equitable" for "equal."  "Equitable" is giving individual students the resources and opportunities they need to achieve the same highest level (aka their personal potential).  It is NOT to ensure everyone gets equal results (aka grades).[/quote]

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