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Homework

  • The Do’s and Don’t of Homework

    Follow these Do’s and Don’ts of homework with your kids to make the most of their learning time at home:

    Do:

     

        Provide quiet study time in a well-lit place.

     

        Be available to encourage, praise, advise, and supervise.

     

        Monitor your child’s understanding of concepts and skills.

     

        Check work for accuracy, neatness, and completeness.

     

        Provide related home-learning experiences to reinforce concepts learned at school.

     

        Cooperate with and be supportive of the child’s teacher.

     

        Help your child make education a top priority during his/her school years. Show by example that learning can be exciting and fulfilling.

    Don’t:

          Do the child’s homework for him/her.

     

          Make excuses or allow the child to make excuses for incomplete or sloppy work.

     

          Change, criticize, or belittle a teacher’s assignments. If there’s a problem, talk to the teacher.

     

          Allow the child to skip an assignment he/she doesn’t like.

     

          Fill the child’s life with so many non-school activities there is no time left for homework or play. Relieve the child of responsibility for getting homework back to school on time.