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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PS Any consideration we might have given to reconsider Oakridge was washed away when the principal announced that there would no longer be any homework besides reading. I don't know if that's still the policy, but I'm a firm believer in math practice.... but especially at Oakridge, where the students already come in with extremely different levels of parental involvement and preparation, "no homework" makes it that more difficult to make sure everyone is keeping caught up.[/quote]
That’s happening across APS[/quote]
+1.  Not an Oakridge parent.  Firmly behind the no homework in elementary school policy.  And so is widely held science.  But you drill your kid on some math practice all afternoon 🙄[/quote]

I don’t think that’s been completely settled.  APS has take a direction that they feel is supported by research but nobody has “the answer.”  It’s not in reasonable for parents and educators to have different points of view on this issue.  Glad you are happy with the homework policy, though.[/quote]

Agree. Also it's more complicated than "homework is not effective." It's more like "homework that presents an appropriate level of challenge is helpful for student learning, as long as it isn't excessive and parents don't stress out about it because that makes the kids stressed too."

I'm fine with it not being graded in elementary school (and even in middle and high school) and I don't think there needs to be a lot of it but it's untrue that homework is never good. [/quote]

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