No
More Homework in the Fourth Grade
Fourth
grade students have too many things to do after school.
Fourth
grade students have responsibilities at home to take care of and finish. They
help with dishes, cooking, cleaning, taking out the garage, making the beds,
and watching their brothers and sisters. These chores need to be completed so
that the family can remain organized and efficient. If fourth grade students
are always doing homework, they don't have time to be a responsible citizen at
home.
Fourth
grade students need time to be physically active. Recent statements have been
made that are indicating that many fourth grade students are not getting enough
exercise. One, of several causes for this situation, is the fact that kids are
spending too much time completing homework assignments. If kids are being asked
to study every night, then they are missing out on the many benefits of
running, jumping, playing, and being creative.
If
fourth grade students would make the commitment to complete all of their assignments
during the day with exceptional quality and accuracy, teachers and parents
could come to the agreement to not assign homework. By each student
demonstrating focused and on-task behavior during the day, students would
complete all their necessary assignments and homework would not be needed.
Also, if the fourth grade students continued to show mastery of each lesson,
they would not need extra practice. Fourth grade students would really enjoy
going home each night with an empty backpack and an evening free of schoolwork!
Let’s
all work together to free ourselves of the hassles of
homework!
