As our school division begins a step-by-step study of research-based instructional strategies, I am reminded, as a father of five, of that age-old refrain: “I hate homework!” Even my most studious ...

As kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day. But the question of how much work children should be doing ...

After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

I used to assign more typical homework. Then, several years ago, a parent asked what my goal was for the assignments. It made me think, and I realized I was assigning homework because I thought that’s ...

Practice, or reinforcement of a skill, is part of the educational process. Practice in classwork and homework is an important part of guaranteeing students are learning what is being taught. Skilled, ...

Therapy home practice doesn’t have to be painful. Source: UfaBizPhoto/Shutterstock Homework between therapy sessions is a practice dating back decades and based on ...

The pandemic has given rise to an opportunity and a challenge: the need to explore new teaching and learning methods. A unique strategy for enquiry, application and assessment that my students and I ...

A lot of kids hate homework, and studies show they're getting more of it than ever. But experts are questioning whether the work is worth it. Host Michel Martin discusses the debate over homework with ...

From kindergartners to college students, they would all tell you the same thing: we need less homework. Met by the rolling eyes of teachers and parents, the call to less or no homework at all is often ...