Opinion: Glen Rock Schools Need a Homework Policy
The lack of a homework policy in Glen Rock undermines the incredible work of our teachers and is counter-intuitive to our goal of promoting a complete life experience for our children.
[Editor's note: The following opinion article was submitted by Glen Rock parent Sean Brennan. Agree with Sean that a policy is needed? Disagree? Share your child's experience with homework loads in the comments below.] Remember those long nights of homework in 6th grade, working tirelessly from the moment you got home, taking only a short break to have a snack and eat dinner, before heading back to the books, finishing about 8:30 p.m? Those long hours of homework were repeated each weekday followed by another 5 hours on Saturday and Sunday working on special projects. Remember? Of course you don’t, since it never happened. But this is what our children are experiencing in 6th grade in Glen Rock Middle School and it is neither productive …
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Randi Asher, Psy.D.
2:55 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
The critically acclaimed documentary, "The Race to Nowhere" will be aired at the GRHS tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/7, at 7 pm promptly. It is truly amazing that the BOE has arranged to have the films Director/Co-producer, Vicki Abeles come to lead discussion. This will be a very exciting night. Thank you to the BOE for responding to the voices of those concerned about our children's education, stress and… more ›