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K-8 school with poor, mostly Hispanic kids bans homework....

Posted on: September 7, 2016 at 14:13:35 CT
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/amid-growing-debate-homework-school-bans/story?id=41843594

...According to the article, this is a school that scores among the lowest in its state on standardized tests.

I'm sure doing away with homework, especially for the 5-8 graders, will help close the achievement gap.
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K-8 school with poor, mostly Hispanic kids bans homework.... - MUTGR MU - 9/7 14:13:35
     Of course they do, you can't roof at night. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:11:52
     There is no evidence that HW improves test scores (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:19:18
          Homework enforces work habits. Something minorities lack. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:12:46
          We had a better school system when kids did more - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:12:40
               It's really easy to point fingers at a "bad school system" - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 15:14:04
                    RE: It's really easy to point fingers at a "bad school system" - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:16:44
                         But HW is not needed for any curriculum. College prep or - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 15:19:01
                              Said the liberal. You are the problem. - Coors4bob MU - 9/7 21:14:55
                              You a big union guy? You seem ready to blame - hokie VT - 9/7 15:31:43
                                   RE: You a big union guy? You seem ready to blame - sarasotatiger MU - 9/7 18:15:02
                                   this country has proven throwing money at education - SuperTone MU - 9/7 15:41:48
                                        Just because it's proven not to work, doesn't mean the - hokie VT - 9/7 16:00:35
                              RE: But HW is not needed for any curriculum. College prep or - MUTGR MU - 9/7 15:28:12
          How about discipline, time management and - hokie VT - 9/7 14:32:14
               Some things are proven with regards to successful students - SuperTone MU - 9/7 14:38:44
                    Also having family dinner, talking about their school day, - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:39:51
               LOL. You clearly have spent zero time in schools - MrBlueSky MU - 9/7 14:37:59
     Expanding school by 2 hours a day - mu7176grad MU - 9/7 14:16:55
     There are studies indicating homework has no value - raskolnikov MU - 9/7 14:15:53
     Well, to be fair, studies are showing homework to being - SuperTone MU - 9/7 14:14:57
          Its not detrimental. But 2 extra hrs of school/day should - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 14:21:35
               many studies indicate it is detrimental - SuperTone MU - 9/7 14:37:25
                    I don't see how it could be. I'm a - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 15:25:59
                         No. It stresses kids out, detaches them from society - SuperTone MU - 9/7 15:30:27
                              Funny. Didn't seem to bother kids in the 50's. - GA Tiger MU - 9/7 16:20:30




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