HOMEWORK REGULATION & PHILOSOPHY

Homework website: http://www.heritagehhi.com/homework.php

At Heritage Academy, we believe that homework is an integral part of a student’s total educational development. Learning is enhanced and lessons are more completely understood with the application of additional practice, investigation, and problem solving.

Teacher Responsibilities

  • Provide ways for homework to stimulate positive analytical and creative thinking.
  • Show ways for more in-depth coverage of content than classroom time permits.
  • Instill in students a sense of responsibility, self-discipline, and self-improvement.
  • Offer varied ways for students to reinforce basic skills through practice.
  • Assign work to promote the development of independent study skills.
  • Coordinate and communicate assignments and projects with each student throughout the course in a constructive, instructive, but never punitive manner, especially if the student must miss due to travel or performances.

Students' Responsibilities

  • Understand and write down the assignment.
  • Ask questions about the assignment if it is not clearly understood.
  • Do assignments carefully, neatly, thoroughly and accurately.
  • Submit assignments on time.
  • Complete coursework missed due to absence from class.
  • Establish good home study habits.
  • Understand that homework completed regularly will enhance learning and improve grades.
  • Expect to have an average of thirty minutes of homework each night for each class.

Student responsibilities prior to and during a pre-planned absence

  • Notify each teacher with the dates of your absences well in advance.
  • Make arrangements with your teacher for a distance learning packet.
  • E-mail your teacher with any questions while you are away, if you can.
  • Complete assignments and exams in a timely fashion to keep abreast of the coursework.

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