The benefits of homework have long been disputed, especially at the elementary school ... a waste of energy it is to sit and force their kids to do work at home—when they could use that time ...

Sarah Carr is the editor of the Teacher Project, an education reporting fellowship at Columbia Journalism School ... pretty universally a waste of time and money. He makes significant distinctions ...

Elementary school students ... for more recess time. “Some devalue recess because they assume it to be — as they assume play in young children to be — a waste of time, time that could ...

By age 15, boys are more than twice as likely than girls to express that “school is a waste of time.” Some experts blame the structure of traditional school which, starting as early as ...