No Homework for South Coast Montessori

Five Reasons Why Taking Schoolwork Home Isn’t Perfect for Children

Students keep their schoolwork in school at South Coast Montessori. | Credit: Courtesy

With an emphasis on personalized learning for each child, South Coast Montessori will expand its elementary program starting in fall 2022. Until then, parents — and their kids — can continue to expect one-on-one and small-group instructional settings, along with equal importance placed on emotional learning as academic excellence.

To a parent, that all sounds great. But there’s something else, too. Many parents can attest to weighty homework loads cutting into a kid’s home life and afterschool sports and free time.

At South Coast Montessori, they understand. For details, we called on Mishelle Ordosgoitia, the school’s lead elementary guide, to walk us through five reasons why homework is terrible for children.