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

In a recent study, the Center for American Progress delved into the quality of American homework assignments and found a lot of them don’t demand much from students besides basic skills. The study ...

Most every family has some form of the homework wars.Kids who are bored by it, or just hate doing it. Parents who think their kids get too much of it, and those who argue there’s not enough. Kids who ...

The baby needs feeding, the math sheet is due, and bedtime is in thirty. Here’s a calm, realistic plan to keep homework on ...

Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her 5-year-old’s homework ...

While a simple school worksheet may seem innocent enough, one parent decided to rewrite the assignment, changing the narrative from a negative experience of a mother returning to work to a positive ...

In early September 2022, readers asked us to verify whether or not a picture posted on Twitter showed a real homework assignment from a school in Florida. In truth, yes, students in at least one ...