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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The short answer is "no".  FCPS elementary schools have implemented a "no homework" policy and homework usually means reading time at home.  It's not like our past where writing, penmanship or other such things are sent home for kids to do.  Even in 6th grade at Haycock Elementary Level 4 AAP, there is actually very little work coming home to complete.  It's usually some PBL-type assignment.  Currently the big focus for my 6th grader at Haycock is the National History Day project, which if I understand correctly, is all 6th graders in the school who are participating.  These are the types of things coming home for work assignments.  [/quote]

Tell that to my kids Teachers at his base school. He is downstairs doing math and social studies homework. He has about 30 minutes a day in his 6th grade class.

There is no FCPS policy on ES homework, it depends on the school and the Teacher. [/quote]+1. Sixth grade.  Lots of homework coming home—even over weekends sometimes.  They read novels, answer 4 pages of essays, complete math sheets, study for big unit tests with digital interactive notebooks to complete, spelling words, vocabulary words, POGPOL presentation, reading comprehension passages and pages of follow up questions for LA and Social Studies, creative writing assignment, and this is all on top of reading 20 minutes each day.  We have had HW since 1st grade, too.  So, we never heard or experienced a ‘no homework’ policy.  [/quote]

This is a kid that isn't finishing the work at school or a kid that is inherently studious.  Definitely not the norm and not the norm for FCPS elementary school.  Parent in Fairfax would throw a hissy fit if this came home on a regular basis because most kids are booked on sports and other activities to support this level of homework on a recurring basis.  [/quote]

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