1. Some students don’t do their homework
Colleen O’Connor
Allen Road Elementary School

2. PPA Process
We will be using the Public Policy Analysis to help us solve this problem
What is the problem?
Where is the evidence?
What are the causes?
What is the existing policy?
What policies can you create to correct the problem?
What is the best policy to correct the problem?

3. 1. Define the problem Reasons why homework is important
Why do you think homework is important?
Increases learning
Teaches responsibility
Develops good work habits
Teaches time management

4. 2. Evidence of the problem
What evidence of this problem have you seen?

5. 3. Causes of the problem Why don’t kids do their homework?
I didn’t have time
I lost it
Teachers don’t care about it
It won’t help me in school
I didn’t understand it
Why don’t kids do their homework?

6. 4. Evaluate Current Policy
Everyone should do their homework
Advantages?
Disadvantages?

7. 5. Develop Solutions
Working with your assigned group, what would you do to improve the current policy?
Choose a recorder, a reporter and a task master for your group
Be ready to share with the class when time is called

8. 6. Select the Best Solution
Homework:
Using the recording sheet you filled in during our presentations, decide which are your top two solutions
Write your reasons in the box next to the solution.