Reducing the homework load for kindergarten students, holding back on homework assignments over the holidays and killing penalties for late homework assignments seems "reasonable," Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday.
She urged all school boards to study their homework policy.
Toronto's public school board is looking at setting stricter rules for homework in the wake of a study suggesting Ontario students spend more time on homework than their peers in other provinces. The University of Toronto study said the situation is stressing out kids, eating into family time and even sparking marital spats.
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She urged all school boards to study their homework policy.
Toronto's public school board is looking at setting stricter rules for homework in the wake of a study suggesting Ontario students spend more time on homework than their peers in other provinces. The University of Toronto study said the situation is stressing out kids, eating into family time and even sparking marital spats.
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Is it the same where you live? Do you think kids have too much homework?
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