Homework used to be a means of practicing what we’d learned. These days, it's the primary instruction method. Somewhere along ...

How long is your child’s workweek? Thirty hours? Forty? Would it surprise you to learn that some elementary school kids have workweeks comparable to adults’ schedules? For most children, mandatory ...

As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...

If you have ever sat at the kitchen table, watching the clock tick as your child stares blankly at their homework, you are not alone. Many families find that what should be a quick assignment spirals ...

If you're a parent of a child in grade school, you're likely familiar with the ordeal: You wrestle your child into a chair to finish his or her homework -- a bevy of assignments that are sometimes ...

For as long as we can all remember, homework has long been a part of the education system. However, recent research has revealed that homework might just have some negative effects. It is said that ...

The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...