A child's dream: Should homework be banned?
- November 18, 2009 11:48 AM |
- By POV
A Calgary family concerned about their children's homework load has signed a contract with their school to eliminate the problem altogether.
Tom Milley and his wife have signed a formal "no homework" contract with the school.
"With two children in school, there was just an inordinate amount of homework coming home and a lot of it was busy work," said Milley.
The family has signed a differentiated homework plan with the Catholic school. Their daughter and son -- in grades 5 and 7 -- won't have to bring work home. Instead, they'll be marked only on work they do in the classroom.
Should homework be banned outright? Do you agree with the Calgary parents' "no homework" initiative?
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