Homework
Read more about take-home assignments, projects, and reading students are expected to complete outside of class
Student Achievement
Opinion
How Is Homework Helping Students Learn?
Rather than assigning independent work because we always have, assign it with the knowledge that the practice will be correct and effective and supported with immediate feedback.
Assessment
Opinion
Where Does Homework Fit Into the Big Picture?
No matter whether homework is the opener of the conversation or some other topic is catalytic to a reflection on current practice how things fit into the bigger picture has to be considered.
School Climate & Safety
News in Brief
Sexual-Assault Question Part of Math Homework
A Pennsylvania high school is apologizing after students were given a math homework assignment that asked which family member had sexually assaulted a girl.
Teaching
Opinion
What Do You Mean My Kid Doesn’t Have Homework?
It's time to move past our expectations that sending a worksheet home will help children learn in meaningful ways, writes Samantha Hulsner.
Teaching
Opinion
Liberate the Turkey and Homework on Holiday Weekends
No matter what you are working on in school right now, don't ask students to stress about it during a holiday weekend.
Teaching
Some Chicago-Area Elementary School Teachers Turn to 'Un-Homework'
Through this program, students can choose whether or not to complete family-oriented weekly assignments.
Education
Opinion
Homework Policy: What is Going on in Your School? #WarpEdU
Homework: Love it or hate it. What is best for kids?
Teaching Profession
Opinion
It's Time to Lighten the Load and Stop Giving Traditional Homework
We need to recognize that children have very active lives both in and out of school starting at younger and younger ages now. They play travel sports which helps foster physical skills and team collaborative skills that build stamina and frustration tolerance. They play instruments which develops discipline and a love of music and additional fine motor skills. They join clubs that encourage them to dig deeper into their passions and connect them to what they are learning already in a social environment.
Curriculum
Do 2nd Graders Need Homework? Texas Teacher Says No
A simple letter home to parents explaining a Texas 2nd grade teacher's no-homework policy has gone viral and is leading to more discussion about what's appropriate for elementary school students.
Teaching
Texas Teacher's 'No Homework' Rule Strikes a Chord With Parents
A simple letter home to parents explaining a Texas 2nd grade teacher's no-homework policy has gone viral and is leading to more discussion about what's appropriate for elementary school students.
Families & the Community
Opinion
Do You Want to Hack Homework This Year?
There are so many responsibilities students have once they leave school that we often don't give any room for their own personal interests and/or family time. We can respect those boundaries and value their home time by adjusting some practices we have during the day and what we expect once they leave to keep learning going.
School & District Management
Opinion
Homework, Friend or Foe?
As we consider what education needs to look like, we must think about homework differently. How will you rebrand it or repurpose it in your classes? What will the impact be?
Teaching
Screens vs. Print: Does Digital Reading Change How Students Get the Big Picture?
Can it really make a difference whether that class assignment is on a screen or printed out? Yes, finds new research.
Teaching
Opinion
What's The Hold Up With Ditching Homework?
Shumaker noted that Cooper's conclusion from his meta analysis of homework research was quite clear - "There is no evidence that any amount of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students."