| Whitmore Lake Public Schools |
| Administrative Guidelines |
2330 - HOMEWORK
The following guidelines have been developed to assist principals in working with staff to establish appropriate homework assignments:
| A. | All homework assignments should have a specific purpose related to the learning objectives of a program or course. | |
| B. | Homework assignments should be appropriate to the grade level and the abilities of the students involved. | |
| C. | Assignments should involve application of knowledge, reinforcement of communication, research and other skills, and should provide experiences which strengthen attitudes and allow for creativity. | |
| D. | Punishment assignments should never be given. | |
| E. | The purpose of homework, in terms of the goals of a program, should be clear to the student when assigned, the work corrected when returned, and both the strengths and weaknesses of his/her work communicated in ways which provide for improved performance. | |
| F. | As part of the process of using homework as a learning tool, students should be involved in learning how to critique their own and each others' work based on clearly-defined criteria related to the particular program or course of study. | |
| G. | The time limits for the completion of homework should be reasonable and consistent with the nature of the assignments given. | |
| H. | Parents should be made aware of the District's homework guidelines as well as the way each of their child's teachers will be using homework as a learning activity. |