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  1. Homework Pros and Cons

    Homework allows parents to be involved with children's learning. Thanks to take-home assignments, parents are able to track what their children are learning at school as well as their academic strengths and weaknesses. ... Tim Walker, "The Great Homework Debate: What's Getting Lost in the Hype," neatoday.org, Sep. 23, 2015: 4.

  2. The great homework debate

    The debate over homework has been going on for decades, with the pendulum swinging back and forth between more and less homework for American students. Adding new fuel to the debate is that today's kids are getting more homework in earlier grades. "The amount of homework that younger kids - ages 6 to 9 - have to do has gone up ...

  3. Is Homework Good for Kids? Here's What the Research Says

    A TIME cover in 1999 read: "Too much homework! How it's hurting our kids, and what parents should do about it.". The accompanying story noted that the launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to a push ...

  4. Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?

    The author of the essay "The Case for (Quality) Homework—Why It Improves Learning and How Parents Can Help" in the winter 2019 issue of Education Next, Bempechat has studied how the debate about homework is influencing teacher preparation, parent and student beliefs about learning, and school policies.

  5. Should Kids Get Homework?

    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 ...

  6. Is Homework a Waste of Time? Teachers Weigh In

    The debate over homework rages on. ... "I teach 1st grade. I had parents ask for homework. I explained that I don't give homework. Home time is family time. Time to play, cook, explore and ...

  7. Does homework still have value? A Johns Hopkins education expert weighs

    The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University. "It's always been the case that parents, kids—and sometimes teachers, too—wonder if this is just busy work," Epstein says.

  8. The Great Homework Debate: What's Getting Lost in the Hype

    In the 1950s, people were worried about falling behind the communists, so more homework was needed as a way to speed up our education and technology. During the 1960s, homework fell out of favor because many though it inflicted too much stress on kids. In the 1970s and 1980s, we needed more homework to keep up with the Japanese economically.

  9. Are You Down With or Done With Homework?

    Many earlier laws limiting homework were abolished, and the longterm trend toward less homework came to an end. The debate re-emerged a decade later when parents of the late '60s and '70s argued that children should be free to play and explore — similar anti-homework wellness arguments echoed nearly a century earlier.

  10. PDF Homework: A Guide for Parents

    While there are reasonable arguments on both sides of the debate, surveys show that parents overwhelmingly support homework because it gives them a way to monitor the quality of their children's ... There are three key messages about homework that parents need to give their children: Homework is an important part of school. Expect children to ...

  11. Debate: Do Kids Need Homework?

    Yes! Homework is a valuable tool that allows students to practice what we learned. Without it, we might forget what we were taught in class, and that could cause our grades to suffer. Plus, assignments show teachers whether or not kids understood the day's lessons. That alerts them to the areas where kids need help.

  12. The Homework Debate: How Homework Benefits Students

    If students (or their parents) feel homework is a useless component of their learning, they will skip it—and miss out on the major benefits, content and otherwise, that homework has to offer. Continue reading: Ending the Homework Debate: Expert Advice on What Works. Monica Fuglei is a graduate of the University of Nebraska in Omaha and a ...

  13. The Case for (Quality) Homework

    In affluent communities, parents, teachers, and school districts might consider reexamining the meaning of academic excellence and placing more emphasis on leading a balanced and well-rounded life. The homework debate in the United States has been dominated by concerns over the health and well-being of such advantaged students.

  14. Should Parents Help Their Children With Homework?

    Debaters. Help With Forming Good Study Habits. Erika A. Patall, University of Texas When kids feel like homework has value and doing it is their own choice, it will seem more interesting and lead ...

  15. NAIS

    The Homework Debate: What It Means for Lower Schools. July 22, 2019. By Kelley King ... As much as parents may not like homework, it provides some structure and gives them a peek at what their child is learning. When some parents started to feel out of the loop, we began to share curriculum plans and updates through weekly emails, our learning ...

  16. Homework debate: Too much, too little or busy work?

    There is a sharp debate among parents about homework. The National PTA recommends 10 minutes of homework per night per grade level . The research on the benefits of homework is mixed.

  17. The Pros and Cons of Homework

    Homework has long been a source of debate, with parents, educators, and education specialists debating the advantages of at-home study. There are many pros and cons of homework. We've examined a few significant points to provide you with a summary of the benefits and disadvantages of homework. ... Homework helps parents track what their ...

  18. Homework Pros and Cons

    Homework makes it easy for them to identify what they know and what they need to work on. Progress gauge for teachers: Homework also makes it easier for teachers to see how well students understand the lessons and determine who may benefit from additional help. Parental awareness: When students complete assignments at home, it gives parents a ...

  19. Homework is pointless. Here's what you should do instead

    But ultimately, the best replacement for homework is, simply, a parent or caregiver's attention. "Spend time with them and see them as people. At school, they operate as a herd, and as hard as ...

  20. The Great Homework Debate

    Homework can be a controversial topic between schools and parents. Discover the pros and cons of homework, and how you can meet in the middle. MyACE; Alumni; Speak With an Enrollment Counselor (800) 280-0307. ... It's the great debate, to assign or not assign homework, that is the question. There are pros, cons and compromises in this debate ...

  21. The Great Homework Debate In Primary Schools 2024

    Up until 2012, the Department of Education recommended an hour of homework a week for primary school Key Stage 1 children (aged 4 to 7) and half an hour a day for primary school Key Stage 2 children (aged 7-11). Many primary schools still use this as a guideline. Teachers, parents and children in many schools across the land have seen more ...

  22. The Pros and Cons: Should Students Have Homework?

    Homework creates a connection between the student, the teacher, the school, and the parents. It allows everyone to get to know each other better, and parents can see where their children are struggling. In the same sense, parents can also see where their children are excelling. Homework in turn can allow for a better, more targeted educational ...

  23. Ending the Homework Debate

    In the Decoding Education podcast, Ending the Homework Debate, CHP founder Nandini Menon builds a case for homework - pointing out what it is, what it is not, and being transparent that the power of homework depends on how we view it. ... If a parent or a teacher is uncomfortable with a subject, research shows there is a predisposition to ...