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  1. President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

    President Michael D Higgins (Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire) President Michal D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of ...

  2. President of Ireland calls on schools to stop giving pupils homework

    Schools should strive not to give pupils homework where possible, the president of Ireland has suggested. In an utterance likely to be seized upon by children for years to come, in classrooms far ...

  3. President Michael D Higgins says homework should be banned in Ireland

    President Michael D Higgins (Image: Collins) President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that ...

  4. Irish Mirror readers overwhelmingly back President's call for 'homework

    Read More: President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland We asked "Should homework be banned?", which was answered with a 98% majority, Yes. In a landslide decision, 57,440 readers ...

  5. President tells children of Ireland what he really thinks about homework

    President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. End of homework . ... President of Ireland Michael D Higgins during the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023 at the ...

  6. President Higgins Is Right, A Homework Ban Would Be Not Be Bad

    Opinion: President Higgins is right - a homework ban would be no bad thing. By Lisa Brady. // January 30, 2023. When a president speaks, a nation listens. And when Michael D Higgins suggested a stop to homework last Monday, there were plenty of small ears paying rapt attention. In fact, it was the talk of the school gates, with many of the ...

  7. Irish president says schools should avoid assigning children homework

    Ireland's president has suggested that schools should avoid assigning children homework, leaving school at the gates. Michael D Higgins shared his beliefs on the matter during a sit down with ...

  8. President Michael D Higgins calls for school homework to be scrapped

    President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has said he supports the scrapping of homework. He addressed students of St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co Tipperary, this week in an episode of RTE's news2day programme. The President said that schoolwork should be completed in school time so children can use time after school to pursue more ...

  9. Michael D Higgins calls for no homework policy in Ireland

    Michael D Higgins calls for no homework policy in Ireland. By Grace Mckeever. // January 27, 2023. As a kid or a parent, everyone can recall the joy of a no homework Friday - the freedom, the brain space, and the endless possibilities the evening brought. Now, the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins wants every day to be a no homework Friday.

  10. Education Minister won't debate homework with President after his call

    It comes days after President Higgins' call for homework to be banned at home and for all work to stay in the classroom. Irish Mirror readers were also overwhelmingly in favour of banning ...

  11. President Of Ireland Suggests Homework Should Be Banned

    Kids — and certain presidents. In an impassioned plea to the people of his nation, President Michael D. Higgins has called for a ban on homework across Ireland. And if small children were given ...

  12. Home is a place for creativity.. not work

    President calls for homework ban 2023-01-21 - BY FERGHAL BLANEY Political Editor news@irishmirro­r.ie PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschoo­l evenings could be scrapped.

  13. President of Ireland calls for homework to be banned

    The President of Ireland has made his thoughts known about homework, saying it should be left at the gate and children should be able to use their leisure time for "creative things". Speaking to RTE's news2day - a current affairs and news programme for children, Michael D Higgins answered questions on a wide range of topics, the Irish Mirror ...

  14. Pupils and parents call on government to introduce homework ban

    President Higgins also voiced his concerns about homework. The President of Ireland agreed with parents and said children should have more free time after school. ... Parents call for homework to be banned in Ireland Varadkar agrees that children are getting too much homework Foley responds to homework ban calls and parents are furious.

  15. President Michael D Higgins has suggested homework should be done in

    The President said "time in school… should get finished in school." Mr Higgins weighed on the homework debate while speaking to pupils from St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co ...

  16. President Michael D Higgins says homework should be…

    President Michael D Higgins says homework should be banned in Ireland. President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschool evenings could be scrapped. President Higgins argues that this would make time for young ...

  17. Call for children to be 'involved' in discussions around homework

    READ MORE:President Michael D Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland In an interview with RTÉ's News2Day, President Higgins said that he believed that time at home should be spent ...

  18. Children back the President on banning homework (Surprise ...

    Irish Daily Mail. Children back the President on banning homework (Surprise, surprise!) 2023-03-14 - By Brian Mahon and Ken Foxe [email protected]. PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins provoked a flurry of letters to the Education Minister's office after suggesting that homework should be banned, documents released under the Freedom of Informatio­n ...

  19. President Michael D Higgins calls for homework to be…

    Michael D Higgins Ireland RTÉ. President Michal D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. The country's favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschool evenings could be scrapped. President Higgins argues that this would make time for young people to engage in more creative pursuits ...

  20. Students and parents plead case for homework ban

    13/03/2023 | 14:32 PM. Ken Foxe. School children and parents pleaded with the Minister for Education Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, kids wrote ...

  21. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admits schoolchildren can get too much homework

    His comments come just weeks after President Michael D Higgins called for homework to be banned. The Fine Gael leader told Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show that he will now talk to Education Minister ...