Homework is an extension of students’ learning that should provide an opportunity to foster inquiry, practice skills, check for understanding, and inform instruction. Homework provides excellent opportunities for developing good study habits, providing for individual differences and abilities, and encouraging self-initiative on the part of the student.
Teachers are cautioned to avoid overloading students with excessively lengthy homework assignments or with overly brief and empty assignments. Planning homework assignments should be given as much care as the planning of any other aspect of a lesson. An assignment important enough to be done must be considered worthy of teacher feedback in a reasonable time frame. It is up the student, family, teacher, and administrators to share the responsibilities for homework.
Adoption date: May 27, 1997
Reviewed: May 22, 2017
Revised: October 15, 2019