Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Ellen Amatea has received funding in the past from the Florida Department of Education. Many parents and educators view homework as an important indicator of classroom rigor. The Back-to-Basic ...

Java programing students have to handle multiple homework assignments to learn the concepts. It can be hard to complete assignments within a strict timeline and keep up with the syllabus. If you’re a ...

When my daughter, Khaya, entered kindergarten at a Brooklyn charter school two years ago, I knew her homework would be considerable. Her school, like many others, strongly believes that nightly ...

Yes, parents may be celebrating the return to school and the end of summer stress. But they may also be dreading the return of homework and the arguments, cajoling, and bribing that often comes with ...

A significant portion of a student’s time in college is lost researching assignments in the library or over the internet. While the valuable time could be spent on more financially productive ...

So much of the homework advice parents are given is theory-based, and therefore not entirely helpful in the chaos of day-to-day life. People are told that students should have “grit.” They should ...

Most every family has some form of the homework wars.Kids who are bored by it, or just hate doing it. Parents who think their kids get too much of it, and those who argue there’s not enough. Kids who ...