Why should kids be given homework? A school in New York City has recently decided not to, citing current research and thinking on the homework topic. Is this a major news story? Yes, it has captured attention of many parents and has become the topic of discussion. Let’s first try to understand why students have been coming home with homework all these years to supplement what they had already learned during their school time. Should children be thinking about and sharpening up or building upon ideas that they learned during school hours away from the school by doing their homework? Most parents and educators would say yes. But, do the teachers need to give homework to students so that they can build upon what they had learned in the school? This question has been intensively investigated and its results extensively analyzed and interpreted. According to the education experts, homework is […]
