Weekends should be spent by children bonding with their families, and not doing homework, a Quezon City councilor insisted.
An ordinance proposed by Councilor Jose Mario Don de Leon of the city’s 3rd District seeks to penalize schools that would assign homework to elementary pupils on weekends.
De Leon pointed out that less quality time spent with parents hamper the development of a child’s emotional quotient.
A memorandum earlier issued by the Department of Education already limited the amount of homework given to public elementary school pupils.
De Leon, however, wanted the regulation to apply to private schools, too.
“In terms of the development of the emotional quotient of an individual and the importance of spending quality time between parent and child, there should be no distinction made between public and private elementary school pupils,” he said.
The councilor also proposed a fine of P5,000 on private schools that would violate the measure, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
