作业制度废除：纽约学校的新尝试
出国留学网讯，纽约一所学校的校长宣布废除作业制度，原因是近来关于作业副作用的讨论越来越激烈，教育者们认为关键还是要激发学生的内在激情和兴趣，并试图找到一个真正对学生成长有帮助的教育方式。
One prominent homework abolitionist says that when the principal at P.S. 116 in Manhattan stopped assigning homework, instead encouraging students to do self-guided after-school activities with family, she “took a rare and tiny step toward common sense.”
一个作业废除主义者的中心人物说，当校长在曼哈顿宣布不再布置作业，转而鼓励学生自主做课外活动时，她就迈出了非常珍贵的一小步。
The topic of homework has received a lot of attention lately, and the negative effects of homework have been well established,” principal Jane Hsu wrote in a letter sent home to parents last month, according to the website DNA Info. “They include: children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly, for many, loss of interest in learning.”
据DNA Info网报道，校长Jane Hsu在上个月寄给家长的信中说道，“关于作业的话题近来备受关注，作业的负面效应也是众所周知的，其中包括：孩子们的沮丧和疲倦、缺乏活动时间和陪伴家人的时间和对学习兴趣的丧失，”
“Homework is all pain and no gain,” Mr. Kohn says. He is also known for his blog which covers a range of education topics and talking points for both educators and parents.
Mr.Kohn说道，“家庭作业除了痛苦外毫无收获。”他的博客中包含很多供教育者和家长们讨论的话题。
“Telling kids how much and how long they have to ...