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Bergen County

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What is the Purpose of Homework?

By Coach Tully ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

A few days ago the Record newspaper of Bergen County, N.J., printed an essay from a student on the amount of homework today’s students receive.
I know virtually nothing about modern homework: how much there is, what it consists of, etc. All I know is that the backpacks the kids use today seem bigger and heavier [...]

Club vs. School

By Coach Tully ⋅ January 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

If you know any athletes who play both for their high school and for a club, you know that they must balance their participation.
Not at Immaculate Heart Academy in Northern New Jersey. There, and perhaps at other schools around the country, the rule is hard and fast: You cannot miss a school event to attend [...]

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