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Sunday, November 22, 2009

On Cross Country Checkup: homework ban?

A Calgary couple has won the right for their two children to have no homework. So if homework for you means nagging, threats and tears there is hope. But others say not so fast, homework provides an opportunity for students to learn to organize their time and work on their own and it also represents one of the few links parents have to what their children do everyday in school.

What do you think? Should homework be banned?

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Links

CBC.ca
- Calgary family negotiates homework ban
- Majority of parents find homework stressful: survey (Nov. 27, 2007)
- New guidelines could mean less homework for students in Nova Scotia (Dec. 24, 2008)
- Ontario school boards should review homework policies: minister (Apr. 1, 2008)
- YourView: A child's dream: Should homework be banned?
Globe and Mail
- How one family won the battle to ban homework
- More homework rebels speak out
National Post
- Parents strike deal banning homework
Toronto Star
- Homework a homewrecker: Report First national study on workload concludes it's burning out families and is of little value to elementary
- Homework an issue for wrong reasons (Apr. 18, 2008)
Canadian Council on Learning
- Homework effective when properly assigned: research shows

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