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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I feel for you. As a veteran suburban middle school teacher and DCPS pre-k parent, quality is more. I’d have the group of concerned parents at BASIS advocate for the quality projects rather than a bunch of busy work. Here are some terms you can use: (1) You want project based learning that cuts across multiple disciplines from which multiple grades can be derived. (2) Socratic Seninar for English literature which allows for students to “dig deeper” and “closely read” to learn a set of skills such as critically thinking for shades of meaning, author’s purpose, context clues, etc.

In my experience many new teachers give more homework but the quality isn’t there. Many newer teachers also have kids teaching themselves the content with that much homework each night. Homework must not be considered "busy work" done at home but rather an essential learning pursuit that will increase in complexity as the student progresses through the grades.

Homework is tailored to students' needs and capacities and will not be unreasonable in amount. Parents can aid in their children's education by creating a positive homework environment, one that encourages the child to do his/her homework while maintaining a positive attitude. But you must advocate for your child if you find the school on the side of error.

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With all due respect, PP, you don't seem to be familiar with the BASIS model. They have a very specific way of doing things, and what you describe above ain't it. Anyone who is looking for interdisciplinary project based learning should not choose BASIS. [/quote]

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