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Homework Policy
The School Committee, administrators and faculty believe that homework, an assignment given students outside the regular class period, is of vital importance in the earning of a quality education. Homework must be assigned, completed, reviewed, and become a part of a student's assessment. A hierarchy developed by Lee and Pruitt provides an excellent model for classifying assignments. They set forth four major categories:
Practice |
Given to help students master specific skills and to reinforce material presented in class.
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Preparation |
Given to prepare students for upcoming lessons. |
Extension |
Given to decide if students can transfer new skills and ideas
to new situations. Extension assignments require abstract thinking skills. |
Creative |
Given to help students integrate many skills and ideas while producing a requested response. These assignments usually take more time to complete, several days, even weeks. |
Homework is an extension of the school day. Homework assignments must be developmentally appropriate and meaningful.
Students enrolled at each grade level should be assigned homework each day as follows:
Grades 1 & 2: Approximately 15-20 minutes with a balance between language arts and math according to students' individual needs.
Grade 3: Approximately 30 minutes with a balance between language arts, math, science and social science.
Grade 4: Approximately 30-45 minutes with a balance between language arts, math, science and social science.
Grade 5: Approximately one hour with a balance between language arts, math, science and social science.
Grades 6 & 7: Approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours with a balance between their program of studies.
Grades 8-12: Approximately 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours with a balance between their program of studies.
Remember...
Children need a special time and place to do their homework. Help your child establish a regular time to do homework each day. Provide him/her with a quiet place where homework can be completed without interruptions.
Please be reminded that children in the upper grades are often given long-term assignments. Check regularly with your youngster to make sure he/she has organized his/her time well so those assignments are not left until the last minute to complete.
(Policy adopted by School Committee 3/11/97).
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