“Disputes, excessive demands, tears and aggression”: The Left Chairwoman sharply criticizes homework. This form of schoolwork would even deepen the gap in the education system, she says.
Left Chairwoman Janine Wissler has spoken out in favor of abolishing school homework. “Everyday homework stress poisons family life, means arguments, excessive demands, tears and fuels aggression,” writes Wissler in a guest article for the “Tagesspiegel” (Saturday).
For all parents and especially for full-time employees and single parents, Wissler added. At the same time, she described homework as “outsourcing school tasks to the families”. This deepens the division in the education system, as homeschooling during the Corona crisis clearly showed.
“If you read the literature for the advanced German course at home in the upper grades, that’s okay, or that you also study at home for exams, presentations and exams. But daily homework, the completion of which is checked at school, must be abolished ‘ Wissler demanded.
(dpa)
