Starting September 1st, homework will no longer be assigned in the… (задание · домашний · класс)
Starting September 1st, homework will no longer be assigned in the first grade. 'In the first grade, learning is conducted without homework (the position regarding the total volume of homework across all subjects for the first grade with a duration of one hour has been excluded),' it states in the document.
Consensus
- Homework will be eliminated for first-grade students in Russian schools starting September 1, 2026.
- The Ministry of Education issued an official directive to exclude homework for first-graders.
- Previously, there were recommendations allowing up to one hour of daily homework for first graders, but this has now been removed.
- The decision is based on pedagogical and physiological considerations related to the adaptation phase of young children.
Points of divergence
- Alexander Snegurov, a Honored Teacher of Russia, believes that eliminating homework may negatively affect education quality and could eventually extend to other grades in elementary school. — riamo
- Alexander Snegurov argues that homework is essential for developing handwriting, memory, reading skills, and cognitive abilities, calling its removal a blow to the foundation of pedagogy. — vm
- Psychiatrist Evgeny Fomin supports the decision, stating it will reduce stress without harming learning quality since first-grade material is not complex. — riamo
- Starting in 2026/27, a new subject 'Spiritual and Moral Culture of Russia' will be introduced in fifth grade, with expanded coverage in sixth and seventh grades, including study of state figures and heroes of special operations. — vedomosti
Coverage (9 sources)
- Ministry of Education names reasons for canceling homework for first graders — Вести
- Ministry of Education will cancel homework for first graders — РИАМО
- Poll: 69% of Russians Oppose Cancellation of School Homework — Вести
- Cancelling homework for first graders: when, pros and cons, expert opinion — Вечерняя Москва
- Homework will be abolished for first graders starting in September — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Education cancels homework for first graders starting September 1 — Вечерняя Москва
- Homework for first graders will be abolished starting September 1 — Ведомости
- Russian first graders are exempted from homework — Вести
- Russian Ministry of Education Canceled Homework for First Graders — Москва 24