Homework

Homework​ ​ should be a brief and independent review of the day's learning. No​ ​child should​ ​be​ ​struggling​ ​through​ ​homework​ ​to​ ​the​ ​point​ ​of​ ​frustration.​ ​​ ​If​ ​it​ ​takes​ ​your​ ​child​ ​longer than​ 15​ ​minutes​, you​ ​should:

1. Tell​ ​your​ ​child​ ​that​ ​they​ ​do​ ​not​ ​need​ ​to​ ​finish​ ​their​ ​homework​ ​and​ ​that​ ​I​ ​will support​ ​them​ ​the​ ​following​ ​day.

2. Inform​ ​me​ ​that​ ​it​ ​was​ ​taking​ ​longer​ ​than​ ​the​ ​expected​ ​time.​ ​​ ​This​ ​will​ ​allow​ ​me​ ​to​ ​plan​ ​for​ ​time​​ ​with​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​review​ ​the​ ​skill​ ​and/or​ ​alter​ ​homework assignments​ ​given​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future.

*Students should be reading for 20 minutes each night.​ ​​ ​It​ ​should​ ​be​ ​a​ ​joyful​ ​experience​ ​with​ ​a parent,​ ​sibling,​ ​friend,​ ​or​ ​can be done​ ​independently.​ ​​ ​If​ ​the​ ​child​ ​is​ ​reading​ ​to​ ​him/herself,​ ​the text​ ​should​ ​be​ ​on​ ​their​ ​independent​ ​reading level.

*If​ ​you​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​enrich​ ​your​ ​child​ ​academically​ ​beyond​ ​the​ ​scope​ ​of​ ​the​ ​homework​ ​that​ ​is given,​ ​consider​ ​fostering​ ​their​ ​personal​ ​passions​ ​by​ ​making​ ​connections​ ​to​ ​what​ ​they​ ​are learning​ ​in​ ​school​ ​to​ ​what​ ​their​ ​outside​ ​interests​ ​are.​ ​​ ​