Academy Homework

The purpose of homework assignments is to provide students with training in independent study and the opportunity to practice and demonstrate the skills and instruction taught in the classroom. Academy teachers assign only as much homework as needed for the purpose of review, reinforcement, or preparation. Ideally, the teachers in the elementary grades (Kindergarten through Fourth) will also do their best to avoid having written homework every weeknight, and when possible they will also avoid weekend homework. 

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The Academy sets homework time guidelines for the various grade levels. When the teachers assign homework, they do so with these guidelines in mind. For example, teachers in Grades 5 and 6 know that the students in those grades should not be spending more than an hour on homework each night, and they design their homework assignments accordingly.

 

These time limits apply to the homework for all classes combined, and not just to one subject. In other words, a fifth grader should spend a maximum of 60 minutes a night on the homework for all his classes—not 6 minutes on each subject.

 

Time limits benefit students by allowing them adequate playtime, family time, prayer and rest. Time limits also benefit teachers by informing them of a student’s ability to complete the assigned work within the prescribed time.

 

Additionally, the expectation is that teachers will not assign this much homework every single night, but that the homework in these various grade levels will be a reasonable amount and will be able to be finished within that stipulated time.