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•Absolutely not. In elementary school, homework is meant as practice for what they have learned in school that day. It’s a good measure to find out whether the student understood the lesson. Keeps the teachers and parents/adults accountable, too.

—Veronica Carter

•No. But it should be limited to no more than 15 to 30 minutes of reinforcement, or a one-page current events report.

—Rosalie van Putten

•Americans are too badly educated as it is, compared with other countries.

—Charles Fortier

•Why? So kids can come home and do more of nothing? They’re already glued to their electronics.

—Marlon O’Reilly

•Absolutely not! Repetitive work helps them learn.

—Marcia Snapp

•Children are still practicing their social and problem-solving skills that will get them further in life than any worksheets or tests ever will!

—Samantha Stobbe

•I feel kids are naturally curious and want to learn, so if their day is administered properly there is no need for homework at this age.

From my experience with elemen-tary-school-age kids and homework, it causes a lot of frustration for the entire household.

—Cathy Sanford

•We never had homework when I was in grammar school, but we did do a lot of work during class, which is the way it should be.

—Benay Nielson

•I’m a teacher and have researched this; the best school systems in the world do not use homework. It is ineffective and leads to more frustration and family-time stress than benefit.

—Mary Marek Holman

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be eliminated in
elementary school?

SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS have eliminated homework because of complaints that it disrupts families, overburdens children and has little or no effect on student achievement. Others argue that homework can give children learning opportunities beyond the school setting and enhance family life.