Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.
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.
Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her 5-year-old’s homework ...
Most every family has some form of the homework wars.Kids who are bored by it, or just hate doing it. Parents who think their kids get too much of it, and those who argue there’s not enough. Kids who ...
It may have been years—or even decades—since some of us were in school, but internet users still find themselves regularly flummoxed by homework assignments. Over the years, there have been more than ...
On TikTok, one mom describes how her son received a 15- to 20-page, double-sided August homework packet on the first day of school For one mom, kindergarten homework was just not working. In a ...
Very few kids like homework, but some assignments are worse than others. We asked New Jersey students to tell us about the homework they can't stand, the ones that drive them nuts! I don't like math ...
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 ...
How much homework students should get has long been a source of debate among parents and educators. In recent years, some districts have even implemented no-homework policies, as students juggle ...