French parents and teachers are calling for a boycott of all homework in schools for a fortnight. They say homework is useless, tiring and increases inequalities between pupils.
"Teachers don’t realise the pressure they are putting on children," says Jean-Jacques Hazan, president of the FCPE, the main organisation representing French parents, in an interview with daily Le Parisien.
The FCPE is calling for a fortnight without homework. This is a first in France and they hope to get parents and teachers to discuss better ways to help children learn.
Homework is banned in primary schools in France but many teachers still give their pupils exercises to do at home. Children in France spend 30 minutes to an hour in the evening doing their homework and sometimes more at the weekend. Full story...
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"Teachers don’t realise the pressure they are putting on children," says Jean-Jacques Hazan, president of the FCPE, the main organisation representing French parents, in an interview with daily Le Parisien.
The FCPE is calling for a fortnight without homework. This is a first in France and they hope to get parents and teachers to discuss better ways to help children learn.
Homework is banned in primary schools in France but many teachers still give their pupils exercises to do at home. Children in France spend 30 minutes to an hour in the evening doing their homework and sometimes more at the weekend. Full story...
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