The _unit_ of home credit will be _one half-hour's daily work throughout the month_. Time spent on regular weekly tasks will be adjusted by the teacher to this basis. If the work in quantity, quality and regularity is deemed worthy, the teacher will credit the pupil with the number of home credits earned, which will be added to the pupil's standing at the end of the semester in determining promotion. Each _unit_ of credit in home work will have the effect of raising a monthly grade in some subject one step as from _poor_ to _fair_, or _fair_ to _good_, etc. By means of home credits, a pupil has an opportunity to raise his promotion standing to "Promoted with Honor," or "Promoted with Highest Honors" as the case may be, if he should lack a point or two, and have earned enough home credits to offset this.
In the Borough of the Bronx in New York City, Mr. Frederick J. Reilly began to give school credit for home work in the fall of 1914. He issues two cards of different colors, one for the girls and one for the boys. The cards are alike except for the words "he" and "she." Notice that the cards are well planned for use in city homes. At present they are used by the children of seventh and eighth grades. Mr. Reilly says, "The important thing is not the amount of credit the child receives in school, but rather the amount of influence this may have upon the training of the child at home."
PUBLIC SCHOOL 33, THE BRONX FREDERICK J. REILLY, Principal
_Home Record of_.......... _Class_........ _Term, 19_........ =========================================================================== This record card is part of an effort to bring the home and the school closer together; pupils will receive credit in school for the things they do at home.