Will children read more at home if homework is abolished?

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Debbie_Hepplewhite
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Will children read more at home if homework is abolished?

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Views about 'homework' differ enormously amongst teachers and amongst parents.

Listen to the video recording here to see what you think about the issue of homework:

http://www.702.co.za/articles/9793/sun- ... o-homework
Cape Town primary school flourishes... after getting rid of homework

23 November 2015

Sun Valley Primary in Cape Town has done away with conventional and uniform classroom homework in the school across all grades and the learners are excelling academically.

Principal of Sun Valley Primary, Gavin Keller, had a chat with 702's John Robbie about how he has achieved this and why it works
I think this is an important topic and it may well link to issues of available time and motivation for reading more outside school hours - and enabling a school-life balance.

What do others think?
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