A Dublin school is trialling a ‘no written homework’ policy, and it makes sense

This is interesting.

We all dreaded homework as children, right? Particularly when in primary school, the concept of coming home after a day of learning only to sit at the kitchen table to do more seemed cruel. But maybe there's a way around that? Loreto primary school in Rathfarham, Dublin, is currently trialling a 'no written homework' policy. Loreto Primary School in Rathfarnham, an all-girls school with more than 500 students, is currently trialling the policy, and apparently it's 'going well'.

Sr Maria Hyland, the school principal says she’d noticed "that there appeared to be a lot of stress around the whole area of homework".

Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, she opened up about the policy, and how it came about. "Homework was causing stress for the children, stress for the parents policing the doing of homework and pressure on the teachers to mark homework that is ‘do-able’ at home, explain it and ensure all knew what they were required to do." She added:

"School children need to rest their minds and relax a little to recharge their batteries. And to take time to explore something of interest to them."

So far so good anyway, and "the children are very happy". This makes a lot of sense.