Homework Philosophy
The necessity for doing home assignments will vary from grade to grade and even from student to student. In general, home assignments for K-7 are not assigned over the weekend, holidays and vacation periods. Any questions regarding home assignments (either in content or time allotment), should be addressed to the child's classroom teacher.
- Students may occasionally need some amount of extra practice in specific areas of new concepts, skills, or facts. In certain subjects (e.g. math or languages) there may not be enough time in a school day to do as much practice as may be necessary for mastery. Therefore, class work that has not been completed may need to be taken home for completion.
- Since Rhea County Academy recognizes that parental involvement is critical to a child's education, home assignments will be used as an opportunity for parents to be actively involved in their child's studies. This will also keep the parents informed as to the current topics of study in the class.
- Kindergarten through 2nd grade will have required reading throughout the year. Occasionally, they will have projects to do with their parents. If a child is falling behind in a subject, they may need to do extra work at home with the parent.
- Home assignments for 3rd grade and older will be given 3 times a week. However, students who need extra practice or have class work that has not been completed may have extra work to complete at home.
- Home assignments that are turned in after the due date will be penalized for each day they are late. Penalties apply in all cases of lateness except when resulting from an illness or other mitigating circumstances as determined by the teacher. The goal of this policy is to encourage students to take responsibility for meeting academic deadlines.
