Most elementary students in this area will be returning to school tomorrow after a fun and enjoyable fall break. They had an entire week to relax, spend time with family and forget about things like ...

Homework is an outdated concept, a relic from a time when schools valued compliance over curiosity. Children already give their best hours under the weight of bells and schedules, yet we demand their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are your kids fussy about doing their homework? Do they always come up with excuses to delay their work? Do they hate doing their ...

There was a story in The Wall Street Journal in late April that should concern parents across America. It wasn't about inflation or the peril facing regional banks: It was more serious than that. It ...

A couple of months ago, we had quite a debate going on this blog about the importance of homework--how much should be given, whether it’s effective, and how much strain it puts on families. So when I ...

Homework time may be viewed as the most daunting part of the day, both for children and parents. At this time, some parents have only just returned from work and just want to have their dinner and ...

Though long regarded as a basic feature of education, homework has drawn both compliments and criticism for its part in student learning. Historically, it supported individual study, strengthened ...

Dad walks by his 14-year-old daughter Sophie’s room and sees that she is talking on the phone. He is enraged. It is 8:30 P.M. and she has not started her homework. Dad yells at her, "Get off the phone ...