Submitted on Thursday 5th November 2015
Rejected on Monday 9th November 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban homework for all primary-school children. Put 1/2 hour reading in its place.
Whilst education boards and principals insist homework is part of the 'school experience', personal and social evidence shows an increasing number of families insist otherwise.
Scandinavian countries and USA are beginning to see the light. Will the UK be the last to recognise the problem?
"There's really dubious academic benefit to homework at any age, especially in younger kids."
What's more, Kohn and Abeles argue, too much homework can cause considerable harm, raising levels of frustration, anxiety, and family tension while robbing time for imaginative play and outdoor exercise, and, most importantly crushing the potential to get excited about learning.
See http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20151026_More_parents__students_saying__no__to_homework.html#49gRyqGsEqEFLjoV.99
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