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

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As the debate over the need for homework continues, a new study found that it's the biggest cause of teen stress, leading to sleepless nights and poor academic performance Julie Mazziotta is the ...

We can’t put the AI genie back in the bottle, so it’s time to redefine what homework is, and what it’s for, suggests Anthony ...

Reformers in the Progressive Era (from the 1890s to 1920s) depicted homework as a “sin” that deprived children of their playtime. Many critics voice similar concerns today. Yet there are many parents ...

Editor’s Note: Etta Kralovec is associate professor of teacher education and director of graduate teacher education at the University of Arizona South. She is the author of “The End of Homework,” ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eighty-four percent of high school students use artificial intelligence for schoolwork, forcing educators to ...

Scenes from a public school childhood: The second-grade teacher sends home a pile of worksheets almost every night. Mom is trying to coax her child through the pages once again, until the 7-year-old ...

Homework has transformed from pen-and-paper to instant online submissions, with AI tools like ChatGPT generating answers in ...

Sachem was the last straw. Â Or was it Kiva? My 12-year-old daughter and I had been drilling social-studies key words for more than an hour. It was 11 p.m. Our entire evening had, as usual, consisted ...

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...

Homework can be a nightmare - for the parents. You know that sinking feeling. It's late in the evening and you've caught the glint in the eye of the wine bottle in the fridge. And then you get the ...