A legislator in the Philippines has proposed a "no homework law," stating that students already spend more than 10 hours each week in their individual schools and should instead take the weekend off to relax and recharge.
Sam Versoza, a representative for the Tutok To Win Party-List in the Philippine House of Representatives, proposed a bill that would forbid instructors from assigning homework to elementary and high school students on the weekends.
According to sources, in 2010, the Department of Education issued a memo circular advising teachers to give public elementary school pupils just reasonable homework during the week. Additionally stated in the circular was that kids should not be assigned any homework.
The goal of Versoza's law is to formalize the idea across all elementary and high schools in the nation.
Versoza explained his idea by stating that students put in extra effort to do their schoolwork. He continued by saying that occasionally parents would assume responsibility for seeing that the chores given to their children by teachers are completed.
“The Filipino youth are overworked and yet the Philippines is trailing behind other countries,” Versoza said in his privilege speech.
He further cited recent reports that the average intelligence quotient (IQ) of Filipinos was 81.64, while the global average IQ was 100. The Philippines ranked 111th out of 200 countries in terms of average IQ.
“This is alarming and proves that the Philippines is in the middle of an educational crisis. If the system is not working, let us improve the system,” Versoza said.
Sam Versoza, a representative for the Tutok To Win Party-List in the Philippine House of Representatives, proposed a bill that would forbid instructors from assigning homework to elementary and high school students on the weekends.
According to sources, in 2010, the Department of Education issued a memo circular advising teachers to give public elementary school pupils just reasonable homework during the week. Additionally stated in the circular was that kids should not be assigned any homework.
The goal of Versoza's law is to formalize the idea across all elementary and high schools in the nation.
Versoza explained his idea by stating that students put in extra effort to do their schoolwork. He continued by saying that occasionally parents would assume responsibility for seeing that the chores given to their children by teachers are completed.
“The Filipino youth are overworked and yet the Philippines is trailing behind other countries,” Versoza said in his privilege speech.
He further cited recent reports that the average intelligence quotient (IQ) of Filipinos was 81.64, while the global average IQ was 100. The Philippines ranked 111th out of 200 countries in terms of average IQ.
“This is alarming and proves that the Philippines is in the middle of an educational crisis. If the system is not working, let us improve the system,” Versoza said.
