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At my school there is a homework club set up by one of the
other teachers. 3-4 students from each class are chosen by
the classroom teacher to attend to support their learning.
Last year (the first year at my school) I found it very
frustrating, as I was expected to provide and correct
additional work for the students attending the club. This
year, I just told the teacher running the club that I will
not be assigning extra homework, but I will tell them what
the students need to work on. It is a lot of drilling
basic math facts and reviewing addition and subtraction. I
dod not assign a lot of regular homework, just when it is
appropriate to what we are doing in class.

The teacher running the club is now pressuring me to
provide the work for the students to do. He showed up in
my classroom after school with the kids in tow asking why I
wasn't providing work for them. He said I should be giving
them more homework (in front of the kids). I do not know
how to explain to him my viewpoint ... or I do, but he
doesn't seem to hear it. I have just told him that I'm not
assigning extra homework for the homework club students. I
don't want to be chased out of the school after hours just
to avoid this man demanding more work for my kids.

So what do I do? How do I make this a positive and
effective experience for the kids, without overloading my
self?

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