Tuesday, August 23, 2016

MJ Hawkeye Desires This Teacher For His Grandchildren

FORT WORTH, Texas – A new homework policy at a Texas school is generating a lot of discussion on Facebook after one student’s mother posted a note from her daughter’s teacher that went viral.
Fort Worth mother Samantha Gallagher posted a copy of a letter from her daughter’s teacher about the new homework policy last Tuesday, and in less than a week it received 51,000 shares.
“Dear parents, After much research this summer, I am trying something new. Homework will only consist of work that your student did not finish during the school day. There will be no formally assigned homework this year,” the letter read.
“Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. Rather, I ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success. Eat dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child to bed early…” 

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