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Opinion: The French plan to eliminate homework will not increase educational opportunity for a single student | NJ.com
In case you missed it, French President Francois Hollande has proposed eliminating homework in elementary and junior high schools in the name of social justice and equity.
The Socialist Party president believes that homework “penalizes children with difficult home situations.” According to President Hollande, “students aren’t on a level playing field when it comes to homework, since some are able to get help from their parents, while other cannot.” Ditching homework is part of a major overhaul of French education that includes increasing the number of teachers in disadvantaged areas and expanding the school week to four-and-a-half days from the current four days. These proposals are designed to boost France’s education ranking, which has plummeted over the last decade. The French are currently performing worse than Americans in reading and science.
I'm starting to have a Pavlovian response every time I hear "social justice," especially since it is no such thing. I want to retch every time I see the phrase in writing.
In case you missed it, French President Francois Hollande has proposed eliminating homework in elementary and junior high schools in the name of social justice and equity.
The Socialist Party president believes that homework “penalizes children with difficult home situations.” According to President Hollande, “students aren’t on a level playing field when it comes to homework, since some are able to get help from their parents, while other cannot.” Ditching homework is part of a major overhaul of French education that includes increasing the number of teachers in disadvantaged areas and expanding the school week to four-and-a-half days from the current four days. These proposals are designed to boost France’s education ranking, which has plummeted over the last decade. The French are currently performing worse than Americans in reading and science.
I'm starting to have a Pavlovian response every time I hear "social justice," especially since it is no such thing. I want to retch every time I see the phrase in writing.
