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Teacher tells kids to forget homework.

Her note goes viral. - by Angela Mollard
  • 24 Aug 2016
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Parents are cheering after a teacher sent out new homework rules for her class.

Brandy Young, a primary school teacher in Texas, sent out a note telling parents to forget about homework.

'After much research this summer, I am trying something new,' she wrote. 'There will be no formally assigned homework this year.'

The teacher went on: 'Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. Rather, I ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success. Eating dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child to bed early.'

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Parents are thrilled with the decision with one uploading the letter to Facebook with the message: 'Brooke is loving her new teacher already!'

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