Establish a quiet, well-lit, and organized homework space free from distractions. Ensure your child has all the necessary supplies, such as pens, paper, and reference materials, readily available. A ...

Helping kids with homework is like spotting for a weightlifter at the gym. As the spotter, a parent’s job is to encourage the lifter to complete as many repetitions as possible independently and ...

Cathy Vatterott is an associate professor of education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A former middle school teacher and principal, Vatterott learned first-hand about homework struggles as ...

Most kids today are given tremendous amounts of homework at younger and younger ages. So, how young is too young for your kids to get homework, how much is too much and what should you do if you feel ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally was published in September 2014. With the new school year underway, the topic of homework again is being discussed. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ At the two-hour mark, frustration ...

There are longstanding debates surrounding homework: when it is beneficial to learning and understanding, and how much time should students spend on it. In an informal Education Week LinkedIn Poll ...