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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mileage may vary, but, our 3rd grader started homework this year--and it was VERY eye opening. It allowed us to see our child's strengths and deficits--granted this is a kid whose kindergarten year-2nd grade basically was disrupted by COVID. But, I've been grateful for the homework as a tool to help me know where my child is and where they need additional support. In addition to prepping them for eventual middle school, etc. [/quote]

Yes, I think that this is the big place in elementary school homework where APS and other no-homework school districts have gone wrong. According to what I understand, giving all students the exact same math worksheet to complete at home doesn't improve student learning, which makes sense. But if a parent can see their kid totally unable to complete a worksheet that the teacher expects them to complete, a parent can intervene. A standards-based report card and an SOL only gives you so much information.

Is this inequitable? Yes. Is it fair to let a kid who doesn't have a good grasp on concepts flounder? No, and I don't understand how that would help equity either. If the parents can offer help and the school can devote resources just to those kids who don't get as much help from parents or who are struggling for some other reason, it seems like that would help many more kids get the concepts before they blanket shove everybody into long division, when you really see math deficits from prior grades.

Yes you can give parents access to canvas and send out mass email reminders to monitor progress, but I think you're going to get a much better response from a parent if you send home a worksheet once a week and you can see your kid trying to work through problems instead of just seeing a grade.

Also, not homework is ineffective! For instance, if a kid's homework is to hand in a recording of them explaining a concept to someone (real or imaginary), that will have a significant impact on learning. [/quote]

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