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THE ASSET APPROACH
Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed

ASSET OF THE MONTH
October, 2008

ASSET TYPE

ASSET NAME

 DEFINITION

Commitment to Learning

Homework

Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day
 

Lincoln-Way - 51%

National - 45%

REINFORCEMENT

AT HOME:

AT SCHOOL:

IN THE COMMUNITY:

IN YOUR CONGREGATION:
  • Build organizational, time management and study strategy skills to do it right.
  • Provide a quiet, comfortable, well-lit place for your kids to study without distractions.
  • Work with your child to set up a regular homework schedule, then respect it.
  • Start a home reference library and keep it current. Also use CD-ROM and internet access as homework help.
  • Limit television hours and the number of hours your teen can spend at an after-school job.
  • Make healthy snacks available after school.
  • Help your child to prioritize homework assignments.
  • Monitor homework.
  • Regularly assign homework and hold students accountable for completing it and turning it in.
  • Communicate with other teachers about homework, test schedules, and long-term assignments.
  • Make homework relevant to other parts of student's lives-family, work, hobbies, community.
  • Setup a homework hotline staffed by teachers, other adults, and older students.
  • Teach students how to use the library and the Internet to find reference materials and homework help.
  • Arrange after-school study programs. Staff them with adult mentors and tutors from the community.
  • Expect young people to complete their homework as a requirement for participating in activities and programs.
  • Select a "homework-hour" before after-school or evening activities.
  • Set up a homework hotline staffed by volunteers from the community. Encourage the local high school to adopt this as a service project; give students service credits for working the hotline on school nights and weekends. Provide resources.
  • Reduce conflicts between time commitments for religious activities and homework.
  • Set up a homework hotline staffed by adults and high school students in the congregation.
  • Open the youth room after school as a study and homework center. Staff it with adult volunteers.
 
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