HOLYOKE, MA -- An elementary school in Massachusetts is eliminating homework for the entire school year. But there's a catch - instead of doing homework, kids will stay an extra two hours at school.
Experts and school officials debating whether homework is helpful. June 18, 2014— -- The Swedish town of Hallstahammars could become the envy of school children everywhere. It is debating whether ...
But now they’re seeing a significant switch away from mandatory homework, and our kids couldn’t be happier. Townsville mum Estelle Trueman says homework is no longer mentioned in her household, ...
Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.
When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...
When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...