The successful learner needs to do homework. Homework is a follow-up and reinforcement of classroom learning. Homework also teaches students the importance of independent work and aids in the development of responsibility.

All written homework should be done by the student independently. If new material is presented and students are not yet independent with it, written assignments, which practice concepts previously mastered, will be given.

Parents should be involved in homework in the following ways:

1. Provide a quiet space and regular time for homework to be done.
2. Ask to see your child’s assignment pad. Don’t ask if s/he has homework; look at what’s written in the assignment pad. All assignments will be initialed by teachers.
3. Insist that the 4-Step Study Method© be used. Become involved in step 4.
4. Do not fight with your child to do homework. Home should not be a “battleground”.  If your child doesn’t do his/her homework, simply call school and leave a message for the teacher, or send in a note.
1. Do not try to teach your child how to do his/her homework. If your child doesn’t understand an assignment, go over the directions. If your child still doesn’t know how to do the assignment, write a note to the teacher. This will alert your child’s teacher to the fact that there is a problem with content mastery.
2. If your child cannot complete homework for a legitimate reason, send a note to his/her teacher.
3. Homework in grades 2-5 should never take more than 40 minutes.
4. Homework in grades 6 and 7 should never take more than 60 minutes.
5. Homework in grades 8 and 9 should take 1½ hours. This homework should be a combination of study and written homework. The emphasis is placed on preparing the students to transition into other schools where homework demands will increase and require more student responsibility.