Homework
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From Monday-Thursday, all students will:
- Practice spelling words
- Read and reread for 25 minutes from a:
- Book
- fiction
- nofiction
- Newspaper
- Bible/Quran or other religious writings
- Comic Book or Graphic Novel
- Backs of food packages
- Letters
- Lists
- Do 30 minutes of Istation
- Reading on Mondsy, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Math on Thursday
Homework: Does it Help Students Learn?
Or rather, what does it help them learn?
By Amy Clayton
What did you learn from your homework when you were a student?
When I ask myself that question I find that homework was the worst part of school for me. I would rather have been riding my bike or reading a Nancy Drew mystery. I learned that I had to make my work look good enough so that I could do what I wanted to do without my parents or teachers getting upset with me.
Now, as a teacher, I know that practice and review is important. I know that offering extra time to improve projects and writing is beneficial. Most importantly, I know that playing, doing chores, being a member of an after-school sports team, a church group, the Scouts, or a performance group, and helping neighbors are absolutely essential to being a healthy and well-rounded person. Our community offers so many learning opportunities! The Perris garden, library, Orange Empire Railway Museum...and just 12 miles away Riverside rocks with its monthly free activities at its museums on First Sundays.
I believe that parents can make good decisions about what is best for their children. If you believe your child needs more homework you can ask them to show you what they learned at school. Look at their Language Arts notebook and check out the work they bring home. Have fun with them by taking them to the library, a museum, a game. Talk with them about your childhood, share your experiences with them.
Let's not teach children to hate learning! Let's share our interests and stories, and make new memories with them. That's what learning is all about!