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  1. President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

    President Michael D Higgins (Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire) President Michal D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of ...

  2. President of Ireland calls on schools to stop giving pupils homework

    Michael D Higgins says schools should not continue after final bell (PA Archive) Schools should strive not to give pupils homework where possible, the president of Ireland has suggested. In an ...

  3. Two primary school principals debate a homework ban

    Simon Lewis, a primary school principal in Carlow, broadly agrees with President Higgins. But Chris Donnelly, a principal in Belfast, staunchly disagrees. In recent days, Mr Lewis and Mr Donnelly ...

  4. Irish Mirror readers overwhelmingly back President's call for 'homework

    Read More: President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland. We asked "Should homework be banned?", which was answered with a 98% majority, Yes. In a landslide decision, 57,440 readers ...

  5. Students and parents plead case for homework ban

    Ken Foxe. School children and parents pleaded with the Minister for Education Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, kids wrote about how they were being ...

  6. President Michael D Higgins says homework should be banned in Ireland

    President Michael D Higgins (Image: Collins) President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that ...

  7. Irish president says schools should avoid assigning children homework

    Ireland's president has suggested that schools should avoid assigning children homework, leaving school at the gates. Michael D Higgins shared his beliefs on the matter during a sit down with ...

  8. President tells children of Ireland what he really thinks about homework

    President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned.. End of homework . Higgins has suggested that school activities should end at the school gates.. A smile is likely to have cross ...

  9. President Michael D Higgins calls for school homework to be scrapped

    President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has said he supports the scrapping of homework. He addressed students of St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co Tipperary, this week in an episode of RTE's news2day programme. The President said that schoolwork should be completed in school time so children can use time after school to pursue more ...

  10. President Michael D Higgins has suggested homework should be done in

    Mr Higgins weighed on the homework debate while speaking to pupils from St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co Tipperary on a special, 20th anniversary, episode of RTÉ's news2day programme.

  11. President of Ireland calls for ban on school homework

    President of Ireland calls for ban on school homework - should all forms of school work stay in school? He has said that it would make time for young people to engage in more creative pursuits.

  12. Norma Foley won't debate homework with President Michael Higgins after

    It comes days after President Higgins' call for homework to be banned at home and for all work to stay in the classroom. Irish Mirror readers were also overwhelmingly in favour of banning ...

  13. President Of Ireland Suggests Homework Should Be Banned

    Kids — and certain presidents. In an impassioned plea to the people of his nation, President Michael D. Higgins has called for a ban on homework across Ireland. And if small children were given ...

  14. President of Ireland calls for homework to be banned

    The President of Ireland has made his thoughts known about homework, saying it should be left at the gate and children should be able to use their leisure time for "creative things". Speaking to RTE's news2day - a current affairs and news programme for children, Michael D Higgins answered questions on a wide range of topics, the Irish Mirror ...

  15. Why homework has merit and can be a force for good

    Homework is an important bridge between school and the home. It allows parents to be part of a child's educational journey and to contribute in a meaningful way. I come, not to bury homework ...

  16. Banning homework: Taoiseach says schoolchildren get too much homework

    In a recent poll, it was revealed that Irish Mirror readers were overwhelmingly in favour of banning homework, with 98 per cent of readers voting in favour of a ban.

  17. Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?

    47.6k. 123. THE GREEN PARTY'S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils. Some academics have ...

  18. Afternoon angst: is homework really necessary?

    It conducted an online survey of more than 5,000 parents in 2016, the results of which illustrated the extent of homework angst in Irish homes. Some 58 per cent of parents of children in the four ...

  19. 'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student

    This is why I think homework should be banned, not just in my school but in all schools. Misha McEnaney is a fifth class student at St Mary's College, Rathmines, Dublin. Making a difference

  20. School homework: Does it have any benefit at all?

    There's nothing any more to suggest that the kind of homework we were getting when we were in school is in any way beneficial at all for the children who are doing it. With many parents, teachers ...

  21. Should We Get Rid of Homework?

    The authors believe this meritocratic narrative is a myth and that homework — math homework in particular — further entrenches the myth in the minds of teachers and their students.

  22. Stuff

    President of Ireland calls for homework to be banned | Stuff.co.nzHow would you feel if your homework was cancelled for good? That's what the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, suggested in ...

  23. Homework Pros and Cons

    From dioramas to book reports, from algebraic word problems to research projects, whether students should be given homework, as well as the type and amount of homework, has been debated for over a century. []While we are unsure who invented homework, we do know that the word "homework" dates back to ancient Rome. Pliny the Younger asked his followers to practice their speeches at home.