Just one look at your child’s face after school and you know you’re in for a long night struggling with math homework, answering questions about past and present tenses and giving advice about what ...
Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.
70 percent of surveyed parents said that it's harder for them to solve their kid's math homework today More than half of American parents feel hopeless when trying to help their kid with homework, ...
For years, students have whined that their book reports, math problems and science projects were pointless. Now, several authors, and even some parents, agree that homework isn't worth much, at least ...
Homework can be stressful not only for kids but for parents as well. To start off on a positive note, parents should check in with their child after school before getting out the nightly assignments. ...
As a parent, it’s tough to see your child struggle with homework, and, of course, you feel the need to help. However, helping ...
As the new school year begins, it’s time for me, once again, to make my perennial case against parental involvement in homework. First, it is significant to note that as recently as 40 years ago, ...
There was a story in The Wall Street Journal in late April that should concern parents across America. It wasn't about inflation or the peril facing regional banks: It was more serious than that. It ...
Most kids and their parents hate homework, or at best don’t see the point of it. Teachers are not that fond of homework either, but they are expected to assign it. I will not be reviewing the merits ...