Too much homework requires alot of work (W).<P>Power equals work over time (P=W/t).<P>Alot of work equals alot of power (P and W are directly proportional).<P>Too much power leads to ...

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

When Victoria Correa, a junior at the Winchester High School, sat down to tackle her homework on a recent afternoon, she felt overwhelmed. She had five problems to complete for her pre-calculus class, ...

How hard should it be to earn a college degree? When the book “Academically Adrift” appeared in 2011, it generated widespread concern that college was not effectively educating students and preparing ...

Homework — a dreaded word that means more work and less play. The mere thought of doing additional work after a seven-hour day (that begins extremely early) can be gruesome. Not to mention, many teens ...

Many students at Hilda Solis Learning Academy believe too much homework is impacting them. In a school survey, almost 40% of students said they spent three hours or more a night. The amount of ...

About two hours, give or take. This is considered a pretty light load, so as to ramp up gently. Over the next few weeks, it will get up to three hours or more. Most of us give very little thought to ...

On the first day of school, teacher Maya Kruger announced to her sixth-graders at St. Anthony Middle School that her policy is to give them time to work on their assignments in class. Anything that ...

The start of a new school year means the return to daily homework, an often dreaded task and the root of parent-student strife that leaves some parents of elementary school students wondering if it’s ...

Homework — a dreaded word that means more work and less play. The mere thought of doing additional work after a seven-hour day (that begins extremely early) can be gruesome. Not to mention, many teens ...