The nation's best-known researcher on homework has taken a new look at the subject, and here is what Duke University professor Harris Cooper has to say: Elementary school students get no academic ...

I try to remind myself every time I have the homework argument with my son that he’s so much his mother’s child. I’m sure all my teachers will attest, if they didn’t see my name in print, they would ...

Everyone's kids get out of control sometimes. Did you notice that telling them what to do and being authoritative makes it even worse? It often does. The more we push, the more they refuse. Research ...

AMERICAN STUDENTS are being overworked, says an alarmed chorus of newspapers, magazines, and books. As described by the popular media and even some academics, the crisis is reminiscent of “Sister ...

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 ...

From as early as Grade 3 teachers start teaching children how to put across their own points of view. It’s not about winning arguments, but ensuring kids grow up to be thoughtful and engaged citizens.