Homework is a divisive old topic – it feels like every year there’s a debate that kicks off over whether kids should have to do it or not. The reality is, if your child’s school sets homework, they ...

I think there are more meaningful ways to spend the after school hours. I typically tell teachers that our family won't be completing homework. Sometimes, my fourth grader still wants to do the ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

HOME WITH THEM. WEEKEND HOMEWORK DOES IT PASS OR FAIL? THEY ARE THE HOPE OF A NATION. THEY ARE THE FUTURE. THEY ARE THE CHILDREN. HOMEWORK ON THE WEEKENDS, THERE ARE FAUX PAS. LET’S START BY ASKING ...

Harris Cooper, professor of psychology at Duke, reviewed more than 60 studies regarding the amount of time a child might do homework to achieve the optimal results. In a paper, published in 2006, he ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...