Why is home learning important?

1. Helps build responsibility. Home learning makes children accountable and taking ownership of their learning and take responsibility for their actions.
2. Develops work ethic from an early age. By completing home learning projects children start to understand the obligation and self-regulation to commit to their projects and to see them through. This will help them in both Secondary School, University and beyond.
3. Gives children confidence. Sometimes children need to attempt problems or tasks on their own and realise that failure is an important part of the learning process. In working through maths problems or constructing a piece of writing, students gain confidence and hone creative problem-solving skills.
4. Enhances self-esteem. Once children gain confidence that they can complete a task or perform a skill independently, they build a healthy self-esteem, which is important to many aspects of everyday life.
5. Teaches study habits.  Consistent home learning can help children realise the importance of practice, and the importance of building positive study habits.
6. Parents become more involved in a child’s education. Home learning allows parents to support their child and also keep regular contact with their class teacher if their child is finding a task difficult.  This allows the teacher and parent to work together closely to support the child’s progress and how regularly discuss how best to help them.
7. Prepares students for professional careers. While some professions do not require workers to take tasks home, there are indeed deadlines in the real world. Home learning can help children prepare for the real world by teaching them to meet their obligations on time.

Happy home learning in Term 3!

Mrs Sue Zweck, Head of Learning K-5