In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the

Is homework an essential component of rigorous schooling or a harmful practice that alienates and discourages a significant number of students? The debate over

Is homework an essential component of rigorous schooling or a harmful practice that alienates and discourages a significant number of students? The debate over

Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignm

Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it ta