Students hoping for no homework over Winter Break may be out of luck.
A handful of teachers are making their homework lists and checking them twice, for those who are both naughty and nice.
Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher Andrew Green says he is “definitely” assigning work over break. “It is really an evil necessity” to keep up with the AP course syllabus, he said.
English teachers Carla Ware-Parker, Debbie Bowen, and Diane Hofsess said they are also likely to give students homework over the break.
Ware-Parker said, “It depends on what we can accomplish during class; if we cannot finish our lesson before break, then the students will have some studying to do.”
Freshman Shannon Harper, who is a student in Ware-Parker’s class, said, “If we get homework over break, I will be a little upset. I just hope that it won’t be a lot.”
Bowen said she usually gives students homework over break, but this break students have a choice. Bowen said, “I am giving students a choice to do their presentations over break. If they want to get it out of the way and have less work to do when they come back, or the other way around, it is their choice.”
Hofsess said Advanced Placement Literature students have a book to finish reading over break. “They could read it before break if they don’t want the homework,” Hofsess said.
On the other hand, students who have science teachers Craig Bonnington,, Kimberly Wardell-Stone, or Fred Pellerito can rejoice and be glad because those teachers said they are not giving homework.
Wardell-Stone said, “I will not be giving homework because it is a holiday break. I have a philosophy: If you are able to work hard during and after school, then you should be able to enjoy your break.”
Math teacher Steve Sharp is another who plans not to give any homework over break: “I expect my students to do the same thing that I do over break, and that is relax.”