I thought RTs would like this article about an elementary school that decided to dump homework. The principal and teachers tell the children to go play instead.
Here is part of a letter the principal had written in a letter to parents:
"Pre-K through fifth grade students to do activities that “have been proven to have a positive impact on student academic performance and social/emotional development” such as reading at their own pace and playing."
I loved that it talked about social and emotional development, reading at own pace, and of course, playing.
Read it here:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150305/kips-bay/elementary-school-dumps-homework-tells-kids-play-instead/
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