NO HOME WORK FOR NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN

The Ugandan government has banned nursery schools from assigning homework to children and also giving them examinations.

The governments wants the children to develop their abilities through simple recreational activities.

Primary schools have also been told to stop using entry interviews to select students who will start class one. A recent report found that children as young as three years old are given homework in some nursery schools thus affecting their socialisation skills which are critical at that age.

Schools in many parts of the world have banned homework for primary school children which is deemed a strain on the brains of the children after spending seven hours in school.

Ina recent report, the Sun Valley Primary School in Cape Town, South Africa decided to cancel homework for its pupils in 2015 as part of a research to measure performance.

The principal Gavin Keller said the pupils excelled after only six months of instituting the policy which allowed them to take off pressure at home.

“We had to rethink the function of education. We asked ourselves, ‘what is the purpose of homework when children are already spending 7 hours at school and how are these kids going to have a balanced life.

“We made sure that the 7 hours they spend at school are so focused, so on task, so full of fun that after school there is still time to play and socialize” he said.

The school gained the support of parents and the education authority after recording an increase in academic results.

A similar policy was implemented this year in Florida, in the United States where the principal wants parents to read with their kids for 20 minutes each night instead of homework.