Parents want homework abolished

Many kids complain about too much homework, but now the parents have jumped in, and they say that they want it abolished. Even during lunchtime in many schools, students are doing homework.

Now while you’ll find lots of students who want to cut down on the amount of homework, there’s actually a parent who wants to get rid of it altogether. She sent out an e-mail to other parents in the South Orange/Maplewood area, asking them to organize to help abolish homework.

Education expert Sy Fliegel said,

“It’s like someone saying to you too much food is no good for you, what’s the solution? Let’s not eat anything,” said Fliegel, of the Center for Educational Innovation. “What has to happen is more attention has to be paid to the quality of the homework assignment.” nynewsbuzz.com

According to Fliegel, schools need to follow homework amount guidelines, such as 10 minutes for first graders, 20 minutes for second graders and so on, with the maximum load of homework reaching two hours in high school. Education experts said homework is also a good tool to let parents know what’s going on in class and for teachers to monitor a student’s progress.