Grade 3 Homework Philosophy

There are two major purposes for homework:

Practice

and

To build and foster the Character Trait of Responsibility

Parent Involvement should be kept to a minimum.

"While it is certainly legitimate to inform parents of the homework assigned to their children, it does not seem advisable to have parents help their children with their homework"

"Specifically, many studies show minimal and even negative effects when parents are asked to help students with their homework."

Taken from  (Classroom Instruction that Works, Marzano, et. al. in press)

What can you do?

* Provide your child with a quiet comfortable place to complete their work.
 

* Provide support for their effort.

* Help communicate any confusion and frustration that your child may be experiencing by writing notes to your child's teacher on the homework.