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Texas teacher's new homework policy goes viral on social media
ABC News ^ | August 22, 2016

Posted on 08/23/2016 3:43:43 AM PDT by Zakeet

A teacher in Fort Worth has gone viral after she sent home a note to parents outlining her new homework policy for the year.

In the note, Mrs. Brandy Young says, "After much research this summer, I am trying something new. Homework will only consist of work that your student did not finish during the school day. There will be no formally assigned homework this year."

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The note ends: "Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. Rather, I ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success. Eat dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child early to bed."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: education; fortworth; homework; selfesteem
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To: Zakeet

Whatever amount of homework that has been assigned in the last 20 years obviously has not produced superior students or even adults with a rudimentary knowledge of the real world(see Jesse Watters,safe zones, and other liberal stupidity by Millenials for further enlightenment).

I would rather see students stay after school for additional attention than for homework.

Kids need to be kids.


141 posted on 08/25/2016 6:55:06 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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