article_snippet: A New York elementary school principal has come under fire from parents after banning A New York elementary school principal teachers from assigning her teachers pupils any homework.
article_snippet: According to local news site DNAinfo, Jane Hsu, who is the principal at P.S. 116 in Kips Bay, Manhattan, sent a letter home to the parents of all Pre-K through fifth grade students informing the parents of all Pre-K that the school's teachers would no longer be assigning work for the children to do outside of school hours.
article_snippet: P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu (left), pictured with assistant principal Gary Shevell, has banned homework for pupils at She school . '
article_snippet: The topic of homework has received a lot of attention lately, and the negative effects of homework have been well established,' P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu explained to parents in a letter. '
article_snippet: P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu added that P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu was 'excited that we are redefining the landscape of homework', before going on to explain that P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu didn't believe P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu was 'eliminating' homework, but rather adjusting the expectations of both P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu parents and P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu pupils in terms of what that phrase means.
article_snippet: But while P.S. 116 principal Jane Hsu students are no doubt delighted at the news, her students parents are less enthused by her school's decision. '
article_snippet: I was just thinking maybe I'll keep my daughter here for another year, but this pushed me over the edge,' Daniel Tasman, the father of a second grade pupil at her school, told DNAinfo. '
article_snippet: Homework-free zone: Parents of her school's students are angry at Ms Hsu's decision, with one father going as far as to say one father would pull one father from my daughter class . '
article_snippet: But despite the anger and frustration being voiced by many parents however, Ms Hsu is adamant that Ms Hsu has made the best decision possible for pupils and added that Ms Hsu is 'looking forward' to seeing what 'positive impact' the school's new homework options will have on both the students - and their parents.
article_snippet: And according to Mr Pizzolongo, Ms Hsu theory is actually not as bizarre as some of the school parents might think.
article_snippet: Speaking to Yahoo Parenting about P.S. 116's new homework policy, Mr Pizzolongo explained that, while children need 'the opportunity to apply what children have learned after children leave the school environment', that additional education time doesn't necessarily have to take the more traditional form of worksheets and book-based assignments. '
highlights_snippet: Jane Hsu, the principal of Manhattan-based P.S. 116, informed parents last month that children would no longer be assigned any homework .
  