Thursday, April 8, 2010

Unschooling Rules: Homework helps school systems, not students

Unschooling Rules: Homework helps school systems, not students

"Homework:
  • Robs children and their families of meaningful time.
  • Robs children of self-paced experiment and reflection time where so much learning to be, learning to do, and yes, learning to know actually occurs. This is where people can learn what they love.
  • Covers up bad processes and bloated curricula."
This is a great little blog post. It defines school homework in a nutshell. Go to this blog to read the rest of this post. It's a great argument against the mindless busywork schools send home. Is it any wonder it's making so many unsuspecting parents and children miserable?

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