General World News

A Texas teacher just got rid of homework — here’s why she’s right

Roominate kids

Brandy Young just became the coolest teacher at Godley Elementary.

Young, who teaches second grade at the Godley, Texas school, sent home a letter on Tuesday, August 16 notifying parents that she would not be assigning any homework for the entire school year.

Samantha Gallagher, whose daughter Brooke is in Young’s class, posted the letter to Facebook.

It quickly went viral.

fb homework“Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance,” Young wrote. “Rather, I ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success. Eat dinner as a read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com