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Some parents now feel teachers are assigning too much homework. And the fact that many schools don’t have a homework policy makes the problem worse. With young students well into their fall ...
“What she was getting for homework was more busywork. I don’t think she was getting anything out of it and I think it was way too much.” But such concerns aren’t shared by administrators ...
But the crux of the problem is that ... Is 20 minutes of homework OK, but 30 minutes too much? This research hasn’t been done, so we don’t know. But in the 2015 study in Providence I mentioned ...
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com. Dear Abby and Brian ...
The Aug. 27 Style article "Homework time is a sore subject in more homes" identified a problem for many younger students: They have too much homework. I also think too much homework is a problem ...
Too much homework! It’s a common complaint heard ... Author Karl Taro Greenfeld decided to take a firsthand look at the problem after becoming increasingly alarmed by how much homework his ...
Learning independent problem solving and time management ... parents might be unaware they’re doing too much when it comes to helping with homework. “If the parent is answering questions ...
The question sounds as simple as 1+1, but the answer is more like the unsolved Collatz Conjecture -- a problem stumping ... students need homework -- just not too much. I agree.
It also said homework tends to divide people and has an image problem. For example ... for teachers to get to know their ...