The Case Against Homework: Why It Doesn't Help Students.
Guest Editorial New Thinking about Homework Etta Kralovec ETTA KRALOVEC is Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Arizona, South. She is the author of Schools That Do Too Muchand the co-author (with John Buell) of The End of Homework.
Generally, people agree that homework is good idea for children in secondary school. But for primary school, it isn't clear if there's a right or wrong answer to this question. And you've been.
If you’re still not convinced, check out this fact sheet based on The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish. If you are still going to assign some holiday homework, at least keep in mind some guidelines.
That’s why, as Pro-fessor Cooper told the authors of The Case Against Homework, when it comes to homework, “Most teachers are winging it:” Appendix 2. Recommended Homework guides. According to Professor Cooper, kids should be assigned no more than ten minutes per grade level per school night (Monday through Thursday only).
More often than not, battles over homework lead to vicious cycles of nagging by parents and avoidance or refusal by children, with no improvement in a child’s school performance.
Homework Help from the Library: in Person and Online By Carol F Intner Homework Help Guide The Case Against Homework: How Homework is Hurting Our Children and What Parents Can Do About It.
The case against homework: how homework is hurting our children and what we can do about it. Bennett, Sara (Sara Ann) LB1048 .B46 2006. Closing the book on homework: enhancing public education and freeing family time. Buell, John. LB1048 .B84 2004.