I read a blog post recently from a teacher struggling with what to give his students for homework. It was the first time a piece of writing on homework made me smile. He wrote about examples of homework he gives – play outside, pet a dog, read for pleasure, practice what you didn’t understand, and make up work you missed. We’re with him! No, not all our faculty have the same opinions on meaningful and manageable homework. Neither do all our parents. But, we all share a commitment to doing right by our students. Teachers are reflecting on homework that makes sense for us and they welcome parents’ insights.
We are also very proud as a school to add another support to help make homework manageable. Our afterschool library program has long been a place in which students can sit and do homework with teacher supervision. This year, we will not only provide supervision, but active, engaged homework support. Marlene Levine, a general studies teacher and Ornit Atia, a Judaic studies teacher will monitor, instruct, support, and offer feedback. Classroom teachers can recommend that particular students take advantage of this service and all students are encouraged to utilize this free homework clinic. It will begin on Monday, September 12 and will run daily Monday-Thursday from 3:30-4:45 p.m.
We look forward to seeing our students learning together, and keeping our homework meaningful and manageable.
Check out our homework animated movie!
