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Florida School District Replaces Homework ... With Books!

posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 24 2017, @10:56PM   
from the a-book-a-day dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Instead of worksheets, elementary students will be required to read for 20 minutes each night.

One Florida school district is taking a radical stance on homework. Starting in fall 2017, the Marion County public school district has decided to replace all traditional homework with 20 minutes of mandatory reading time for its elementary school students. This goes against the current practice of sending students home with worksheets and assignments based on their daily lessons in the classroom.

The driving force behind this unusual decision is Heidi Maier, the new superintendent of the district. She told the Washington Post that she has based her decision on research that clearly shows the benefits of reading, both silently and aloud, for young children, whereas the benefits of nightly homework have yet to be backed up by legitimate studies, despite the fact that many schools and parents act as if it is.

A retro move, or a smart one?

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Original Submission

• Re:LoL, I used to ace these things Re:LoL, I used to ace these things (Score: 5, Funny) by krishnoid on Tuesday July 25 2017, @12:16AM (3 children)

  by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday July 25 2017, @12:16AM (#543950)

  We would swap books mid-week to get around the number of books you could check out at a time.

  Ugh ... people like you, gaming the system to enrich yourself beyond your specified entitlements. You make me *sick*.

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• Re:LoL, I used to ace these things Re:LoL, I used to ace these things (Score: 3, Touché) by Snotnose on Tuesday July 25 2017, @12:24AM (2 children)

  by Snotnose (1623) on Tuesday July 25 2017, @12:24AM (#543954)

  Just because you never learned what a "library", nor "bookmobile" was, and had to buy your books before Crown Books was formed, is your problem, not mine.

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  When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.

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  • Re:LoL, I used to ace these things (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:08AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:08AM (#543980)

    I felt compelled to type because there are two gross errors here.

    Firstly, sarcasm is nearly always translated incorrectly on an internet forum - *sick* knows better, I hypothesize...

    And secondly, of course, no matter how good an idea it seems at the time: never feed the trolls.

    Good day gentlemen!

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    q-Link - wtf is qlink?

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  • Re:LoL, I used to ace these things (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday July 25 2017, @08:41PM

    by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday July 25 2017, @08:41PM (#544308)

    All fair points, including how I never properly availed myself of the classic that is "Gone With The Wind".

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