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Homework Station Setup Ideas

Creating the perfect homework station isn’t just about finding a desk and chair — it’s about designing a space that actually ...
Do you ever wonder whether homework is gauging the child’s ability to complete assignments or the parent’s? On one end of the spectrum, a parent might never mention homework and assume it gets done ...
While students have long complained about having to take assignments home to complete, the consensus among educators has not ...
Brooklyn mom Liat Tamam (from left) sends daughters Rosa, 6, and Astrid, 3, to a no-homework school. Annie Wermiel For Liat Tamam, the daily, tearful battles over homework started soon after her ...
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The Homework Seems Overwhelming

I'm the parent of a 13-year-old middle school student. I've noticed that with this new school year, the curriculum has ...
Parents have an odd relationship with homework. We like to see our kids learning, hashing out answers and exploring possible outcomes, but we also want them to shine in the classroom. Some of us are ...
Most kids and their parents hate homework, or at best don’t see the point of it. Teachers are not that fond of homework either, but they are expected to assign it. I will not be reviewing the merits ...
Our kids have really long days. By sheer scheduling necessity, they’re often at school before we’re at work and they’re still there while we rush home to pick them up. Then they’ve got Girl Scouts or ...
A national survey revealed that more than half of parents with children in grades K-8 admit that they aren’t up to the task of helping their children with homework. The National Center for Families ...
(CNN) — New research shows that some students are doing more than three hours of homework a night — and that all that school work may be literally making them sick. It may be tempting to dismiss this ...