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

A first-grade child's English homework has left both her parents and the internet as a whole completely baffled. They found kids who did their homework diligently were more conscientious than their ...

It's hard to get kids excited about things they don't want to do, like going to sleep, eating their veggies, and, yes, doing their homework. While some children are natural overachievers who enjoy ...

It’s an opportunity to walk alongside them as they commit to the work of learning. By Saul Austerlitz My kids call me the homework villain. Every school-day afternoon, my two sons — the older is ...

Do kids actually need homework? Even with increasing amounts of data, it's hard to know if homework is helping or hurting students. By Stan Horaczek Published Sep 23, 2021 8:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...

When a teenager arrives home from school in the afternoon, the last thing he or she wants to worry about is homework. After all, there’s TV to be watched, friends to hang out with and maybe even a job ...

When I toured a public elementary school last spring, one question in particular seemed to make the principal squirm. Do the kindergartners get homework, I asked? Yes, he replied, explaining that it ...