Poland has abolished compulsory homework for junior and middle school students
Kyiv • UNN
In Polish schools, pupils in grades 1-3 are exempt from homework, except for exercises to develop fine motor skills, and for grades 4-8, homework is no longer compulsory and is not assessed.
In Polish schools, pupils in grades 1-3 were exempted from homework, with the exception of exercises for the development of fine motor skills. This was reported by UNN with reference to Euronews.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that new rules on homework for schoolchildren have been introduced since April, which include the complete abolition of homework for junior high school. In addition, in high school, grades 4 through 8, homework is no longer mandatory. Their completion is not taken into account when grades are given.
Tusk believes the changes are intended to address a problem some young people complain about, especially in the context of weekend homework assignments.
From April, new rules for homework in schools will be introduced. In grades 1-3 there will be no homework, except for the occasional need to learn a poem. In grades four through eight, on the contrary, homework will be only for those who wish to do it, but it will not be graded
Not everyone agrees with the new rules. Some parents and teachers are concerned about freeing children from homework.
The publication quotes Slawomir Broniarz, a representative of the Polish Teachers' Union, as saying that the decision was hasty.
Teachers feel it happened too quickly, too hastily. There was too little talk about it and too little consultation. Yes, it had to be done, but first it was necessary to talk to the teachers