In elementary school, where we often assign overtime even to the youngest children, studies have shown there’s no academic benefit to any amount of homework at all.
As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to ...
Just one look at your child’s face after school and you know you’re in for a long night struggling with math homework, answering questions about past and present tenses and giving advice about what ...
When school is in session, students will spend the bulk of their downtime squeezing in their homework, and all of their extracurriculars. It's been reported that high school students get an average of ...
With parents and kids juggling more sports, tutoring and extracurricular activities than ever, a Texas teacher believes there’s little time left for quality family time. So, she decided to take one ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - This Sunday on WTHR Weekend Sunrise, Greenwood Middle School Assistant Principal Jennifer Brinker discussed homework in "School's in Session with Mrs. Brinker." 1. What exactly ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. — Students at Kolda Elementary School in Corpus Christi got the news every kid would like to get last week. The school sent them home with a letter informing their parents that ...