![]() ![]() ![]() The school, confident that children were being provided a quality learning experience during school hours (Monday through Friday, 7 hours a day from 8:30-15:30), made the decision based on the following research findings, according to a handout from the school to the parents. Unlike the one-size-fits-all homework packets given from the school, Home Learning encourages children to 1) read for leisure, 2) play, 3) spend time with their families, and 4) pursue one's interests and passions after 3:30 pm. The official name of the policy introduced is called Home Learning as opposed to Homework. The rationale behind Home Learning and its background Since quite a few parents had warned me that the homework amount would increase drastically starting from the third grade, the No Homework announcement upon my son's promotion to the third grade came as an unexpected surprise to me. Although my son was still in the lower grades at the time and the content and amount of his homework were manageable, I still had to nag him to do his homework every night after dinner. Prior to August 2009, elementary school children had to do homework, ranging from a couple of worksheets and reading logs to an experiment or project to be explored at home. The school is based on an American curriculum, incorporating a number of multicultural elements that enrich children's experiences to become responsible global citizens. The "No Homework" policy was introduced for the elementary school i which accommodates approximately 740 students from all over the world. The School, known for its excellence, consists of an education center that provides early childhood (age 3-4) to high school (grade 12) education. My son, who completed the 4 th grade in May 2011, has been attending the elementary school of the American School in New Delhi since he was a kindergartener. I realized homework was one of such activity when I heard the news that a "No Homework" policy had been introduced at my son's elementary school in the beginning of the new school year in August 2009. Today both adults and children live in a busy world however, we don't often stop and think about why we engage in certain activities every day. ![]()
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