A new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading ...

Homework has been a source of contention since it was first assigned in U.S. public schools in the 1800s. By 1900, it had become so unpopular in some circles that an editorial by Edward Bok, the ...

In 2012, President Francoise Hollande of France proposed banning homework for all primary and middle school students, which was roundly ridiculed by The Wall Street Journal.

Homework: A Math Dilemma and What To Do About It. By Patricia Deubel; 10/22/07; The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to ...

T o most of us, the idea of students toiling over homework at the kitchen table seems as American as apple pie. But educational faddists are pushing hard to reduce or even eliminate homework from ...

Not all students gain from conventional homework. Rather than written tasks, creative fields, including art, music, and physical education, call for practical experience and in-class engagement.

Home Connectivity and the Homework Gap. How Some Schools Are Helping to Connect Students in their Homes. By Leila Meyer; 07/28/16 . In 2013, President Obama launched the ConnectED initiative with the ...

New research shows that some students are doing more than three hours of homework a night – and that all that school work may be literally making them sick. It may be tempting to dismiss this ...

Homework at Christian Academy of Louisville: Persuade your friend to stop being gay. ... Lucas Aulbach can be reached at [email protected], 502-582-4649 or on Twitter @LucasAulbach.

Published in the international journal Learning and Instruction, the study focused on 4,118 Irish eighth graders. It examined how their homework patterns affected their math and science ...

Parents, you aren’t imagining it: Your kids may be struggling with too much homework. Just in time for back-to-school season, a new study has revealed that elementary school students get three ...