Welcome to Classoom 6/7-Long

I am frequently asked about my position on sending homework with the students at the end of the school day.  There are pros and cons for each side of the homework debate.  For example, we know that many children need that time to decompress from the school day and many participate in extra-curricular evening activities.  On the other side of the coin, is homework necessary to prepare children for the workload they might receive in high school?  It's an interesting issue that's bound to be around for years to come. My official homework policy is this.  I generally don't give out homework just for the sake of giving out homework.  Instead, homework will be based on work completion during the day. If a student is using his/her time wisely, there will usually be little/no homework sent home.  Excessive homework could be a sign that your child is not using his/her work time effectively, or is struggling with the material.   During times of project...

I have had the wonderful privilege of teaching two of my own daughters,  although they may use other words to describe the experience.  Seeing my own children in a classroom setting was an extraordinary experience that few parents get the opportunity to witness.  Watching them interact with others, and seeing how they worked, thought and learned, was fascinating to me as a parent.  This is the purpose of the blog - to give parents a small sense of how their child operates - interacts and learns - within the classroom environment.  The blog is normally updated once a week, and can include video, still image, and text entries.  I'm also hoping, at some point, to enlist the help of students in the maintaining of the classroom blog. It is important for me to point out that the address for our blog is not listed or posted anywhere and it is not detectable by search engines.  This means that the blog is only accessible to those with the blog address.