I think there are more meaningful ways to spend the after school hours. I typically tell teachers that our family won't be completing homework. Sometimes, my fourth grader still wants to do the ...

Homework isn’t a subtle form of psychological torture meant to punish parents and students alike. Rather, it’s a way for children to review and practice what they learned in class, prepare for the ...

Sometimes, there simply aren't two sides to every story, and that fact couldn't be more apparent than when a fourth-grade homework assignment asked students to write three "good reasons for slavery" ...

Helping your kids with their homework is something most parents do with pleasure. It's a chance to spend time together, teach your child something valuable, and help with their problem-solving skills.

WOODBRIDGE-- A New Jersey elementary school is de-emphasizing homework this school year and telling parents their children should spend more time playing, doing household chores and eating dinner with ...

My 6-year-old daughter came home from school with a homework assignment this weekend. She's supposed to make a diorama of a frog habitat in a shoebox. That shouldn’t be too hard, right? A little moss, ...

Tell someone at home the value of different coins and practice counting change. Retell a story you learned at school today. Play “I Spy” using only short-vowel words. Some students at Covington ...

The North Rockland school district is saying goodbye to homework and hello to "home learning." The new lingo signals the district's commitment to taking a fresh approach to after-school assignments.

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