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

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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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @04:48AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @04:48AM (#544016)

    heh yeah, I'd read most of my textbooks in the first couple weeks of class, then be bored the rest of the semester.