邦海外讯，纽约一所学校的校长宣布废除作业制度，原因是近来关于作业副作用的讨论越来越激烈，教育者们认为关键还是要激发学生的内在激情和兴趣，并试图找到一个真正对学生成长有帮助的教育方式。

　　One prominent homework abolitionist says that when the principal at P.S. 116 in Manhattan stopped assigning homework, instead encouraging students to do self-guided after-school activities with family, she “took a rare and tiny step toward common sense.”

　　一个作业废除主义者的中心人物说，当校长在曼哈顿宣布不再布置作业，转而鼓励学生自主做课外活动时，她就迈出了非常珍贵的一小步。

　　The topic of homework has received a lot of attention lately, and the negative effects of homework have been well established,” principal Jane Hsu wrote in a letter sent home to parents last month, according to the website DNA Info. “They include: children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly, for many, loss of interest in learning.”

　　据DNA Info网报道，校长Jane Hsu在上个月寄给家长的信中说道，“关于作业的话题近来备受关注，作业的负面效应也是众所周知的，其中包括：孩子们的沮丧和疲倦、缺乏活动时间和陪伴家人的时间和对学习兴趣的丧失，”

　　“Homework is all pain and no gain,” Mr. Kohn says. He is also known for his blog which covers a range of education topics and talking points for both educators and parents.

　　Mr.Kohn说道，“家庭作业除了痛苦外毫无收获。”他的博客中包含很多供教育者和家长们讨论的话题。

　　“Telling kids how much and how long they have to read is an excellent strategy for making kids hate reading,” Kohn says. “Good teachers, their goal isn’t mindless compliance but rather tapping into the excitement and inherent interest a student has in reading.”

　　Kohn认为要求孩子要读多少书和读多长时间极有可能起到让他们讨厌阅读的效果。他觉得好的老师要求的不是绝对的服从，而是让学生对读书有内在的激情和兴趣。