Do American students have too much homework, or too little? We often hear passionate arguments for either side, but I believe that we ought to be asking a different question altogether. What should ...
Homework isn’t a subtle form of psychological torture meant to punish parents and students alike. Rather, it’s a way for children to review and practice what they learned in class, prepare for the ...
Doing homework is a part of the school success package. Whether you, as a parent, are concerned that too much homework is being given or not, your child’s success in school is dependent upon ...
At a recent conference on teaching in higher education, I attended a session on ChatGPT. The session organizers, a team from the University of Central Florida, began by asking us to position ourselves ...
The North Rockland school district is saying goodbye to homework and hello to "home learning." The new lingo signals the district's commitment to taking a fresh approach to after-school assignments.
It’s hard to fault the child who resists doing homework. After all, she has already put in a long day at school, probably been involved in afterschool activities, and, as the late afternoon spills ...
Ellen Amatea has received funding in the past from the Florida Department of Education. Many parents and educators view homework as an important indicator of classroom rigor. The Back-to-Basic ...
The nation’s best-known researcher on homework has taken a new look at the subject, and here is what Duke University professor Harris Cooper has to say: Elementary school students get no academic ...
According to a survey by Public Agenda, almost half of all parents of school-age students said they have arguments involving tears or yelling with their kids about homework. And one-third of parents ...