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It is important for students to record assignments daily. What they record in them is debatable.

Adults have many choices for how they record what they need to do daily. Unfortunately Peacock students must use the assignment notebook that is provided for them. There may be some better options out there, but we are never asked.

At the beginning of each year we are given a handbook which is then duplicated in our assignment notebook, making them very large and thick. Most of the time I even have trouble fitting it into my backpack.

There are many daily planners out there that are just as good, are much smaller, and cost less. One is exactly the same as our assignment notebook but is half the size. Even better would be the use of Palm Pilots. We are a technology-based school, and they could interact with our computers at home. They could help us keep track of those long-term assignments more accurately. They would even complement block scheduling too.

Teachers and principals are allowed to use computers and Palms. It would be great if the students were allowed to enter the Information Age too! 

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