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[quote=Anonymous]I'm very disappointed in the direction that MCPS is taking toward weakening education. MCPS probably believes that this will lesson the achievement gap but it will have the opposite effect. Parents who value education will continue to supplement their kids education. The no homework policy will only further harm kids whose parents take a minimal role in their education. Homework provides a minimum level of expectation for the parents that they will be somewhat engaged with their child's education.

What is even more outrageous is that good homework assignments are not that hard to design. Our first grade teacher gave the kids a weekly assignment for the entire year to write in their home journal on anything that they wanted and a weekly book report. They read their home journal's on Fridays. My child is great at Math but not at writing. Since the home journal was any topic she chose, she could choose something that interested her or describe something fun she did. This made writing more interesting to her. Reading it in the front of the class was also good incentive to do it. [/quote]

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