Bahrain scraps school homework

Practical applications under teachers’ guidance at end of class proposed

When school students in Bahrain go back to class following the midyear break, they will not have to do any homework.

A decision announced by the Minister of Education Majid Al Nuaimi rescinded all forms of home assignments and replaced them with daily practical applications under teachers’ supervision at the end of each study session, “allowing for the consolidation of knowledge, the honing of skills and for answers to students’ questions and queries.”

The decision was among recommendations put forward by the ministry’s development committees to make school assignments an integral part of classroom activities.

“The decision will be reinforced by a number of alternative measures based on increasing interest in practical applications, under the supervision of the teachers, to connect the theoretical side with the practical aspect,” Al Nuaimi said.

“The education process across all the stages is cumulative, with special attention to boost the students’ aptitudes in principal courses, including mathematics, science and languages,” he added.