Ask anyone with a child in school and they’ll tell you:
there’s too much homework. In spite of a dearth of evidence that more homework
equals better academic achievement, the assignments keep escalating. One school
in Ireland, at least, is taking a step back. For the entire month of December,
none of the kids at Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Uí Choileáin, Clonakilty, Ireland (please don’t
ask me to pronounce that) do any homework. Instead, they commit acts of
kindness. Mondays are for reaching out to the elderly. Tuesdays they’ll help
out at home without being asked. Wednesdays are for random acts of kindness of
any kind. Thursdays are for nurturing mental and emotional well-being. The
students keep track in kindness diaries, and excerpts are read aloud on
Fridays. The school has been doing this sort of thing for three years running,
and they report results of "overwhelming success and positivity."
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