I strongly believe in the power of mental rest and kids having time to do more of what they love... spending time with their friends and family after school. Our time in class is meant to be used efficiently and therefore, I do not assign a large amount of homework each week.

When assigned, work at home will be reserved for long-term personal projects (such as independent reading projects, Passion Projects, etc...) as well as work that is not being finished due to off-task behavior in the classroom. Although I have time bookmarked for independent reading in the classroom each day, I always encourage students to read a minimum of 20 minutes at home each day, and to practice their responsibility by helping out at home.