No Homework
I made a deal with my son: if I ever ran for office, I’d try to get rid of homework. Now here we are.
Kids already spend most of their day in school. When they get home, they should have time to be kids. You know, to play outside, build things, read for fun, spend time with family, create a new sport, hit some sick jumps on a bike or just relax. Childhood shouldn’t feel like an eight-hour shift followed by overtime.
A growing body of research shows that homework provides little academic benefit in elementary school and only limited benefits as students get older. What it does create is stress, sleep loss, and nightly battles at the kitchen table between tired kids and tired parents. I’ve heard.
I believe learning should happen primarily in the classroom, where teachers can teach, and students can ask questions. When the school day ends, kids should be free to live their lives, explore their interests, and come back the next day ready to learn again.