I feel a strong need to discuss the significance of homework. There is nothing that irritates a teacher more than students who procrastinate completing their homework assignments. Throughout the ...

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

It’s the time of year when the homework battles are in full swing. When trying to juggle an already busy schedule of school, work, extracurricular activities, parent-teacher conferences, assemblies ...

RACINE, WI – With Racine students heading back to school in the coming weeks, now is a great time to get prepped for the upcoming school year — and that includes setting a homework routine. A quiet ...

Homework time becomes a chance to build confidence and independence when parents guide rather than give answers. (Green Shoot Media photo) When your child is stuck on a math problem, flustered by a ...

The start of a new school year typically marks the dreaded return of homework for students and parents. Brittney Schrick, extension family life specialist and associate professor for the University of ...

The other day, while I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a mom’s post about math homework. She described how she and her daughter fought for 25 minutes over one problem. In the comments, ...

Homework used to be a means of practicing what we’d learned. These days, it's the primary instruction method. Somewhere along the line, teachers stopped teaching full lessons in class and started ...