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14 Apr 20
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“If we had kids reading—anything, the sports page, anything that they’re able to read—that’s the best single thing. If we had kids going to the zoo, if we had kids going to parks after school, if we had them doing all of those things, their test scores would improve. But they’re not. They’re going home and doing homework that is not expanding what they think about.”
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12 Jul 19
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09 Apr 19
Lun EsexHomework is bad and should be eliminated imo. All it does it cause stress in kids and it’s a huge waste of time https://t.co/f2sPmh4vCC
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08 Apr 19
jose muriloHomework is bad and should be eliminated imo. All it does it cause stress in kids and it’s a huge waste of time https://t.co/f2sPmh4vCC
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Arthur SchmittHomework is bad and should be eliminated imo. All it does it cause stress in kids and it’s a huge waste of time https://t.co/f2sPmh4vCC
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Kevin EderHomework is bad and should be eliminated imo. All it does it cause stress in kids and it’s a huge waste of time https://t.co/f2sPmh4vCC
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05 Apr 19
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04 Apr 19
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03 Apr 19
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juan domingo farnosCualquier espacio es bueno para aprender. Pero si la sociedad impone un tiempo/espacio específicos (escuela-trabajo) para aprender, Santi y bueno. El resto usémoslo para ociar y gozar. https://t.co/UfP4HQsY3Q
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Heather PerkinsonI wrote about America's devotion to homework: where it comes from, whether it's justified, and the schools and teachers who are questioning it. My latest for @TheAtlantic: https://t.co/CBDlkCCC7s
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02 Apr 19
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century or so ago,
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America has long had a fickle relationship with homework.
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which later led
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reformers argued that it made kids unduly stressed,
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This anti-homework sentiment faded, though
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to district-level bans
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amid mid-century fears that the U.S. was falling behind the Soviet Union
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only to resurface in the 1960s and ’70s
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when a more open culture came to see homework as stifling play and creativity
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But this didn’t last either:
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’80s, government researchers blamed America’s schools for its economic troubles
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ramping homework up once more.
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21st century has so far been a homework-heavy era
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Even little kids are asked to bring school home with them.
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kindergarteners,
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spending about 25 minutes a night
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But not without pushback.
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some schools and districts are rethinking how homework should work
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some teachers are doing away with it entirely.
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They’re reviewing the research on homework
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Hillsborough, California
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has changed its ways
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come up with a homework policy
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allow students more unscheduled time to spend with their families or to play
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emphasized that homework should be “meaningful”
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banned due dates that fell on the day after a weekend
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took some time to “realize that it was okay not to have an hour of homework
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also rewrote its homework policy
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two to three nights a week.
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first year was a bit bumpy
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adjustment was at times hard for the teachers
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Parents’ expectations were also an issue.
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year two, though, the policy appears to be working
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students do seem to be less stressed
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Somerville, Massachusetts
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students performed just as well on the state standardized test
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reducing the amount of homework its elementary and middle school
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capped at an hour a night
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worth asking what amount and what kind of homework is best
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there’s some disagreement
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tend to fall in one of two camps.
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In the first camp is Harris Cooper
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found that
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correlates with their performance on in-class tests.
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amount of homework students reported doing
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correlation,
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was stronger for older students
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homework assumes that only academic growth matters,
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conclusion is generally accepted among educators
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because it’s compatible with “the 10-minute rule,”
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10 minutes per night, per grade level
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homework isn’t overly burdensome
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In Cooper’s eyes,
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describing the types of homework he’d like his students to undertake.
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“little evidence that the homework load has increased
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Moreover,
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most parents think their children get the right amount
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parents
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are worried about under-assigning
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in camp two
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According to Alfie Kohn
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conclusions listed in the previous three paragraphs are questionable.
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considers homework to be a “reliable extinguisher of curiosity,”
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Kohn notes
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Cooper’s 2006 meta-analysis
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doesn’t establish causation
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is based on children’s (potentially unreliable) self-reporting
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its central correlation
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alleges numerous other methodological faults
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In fact, other correlations make a compelling case that homework doesn’t help.
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Some countries
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outperform American kids on standardized tests,
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some countries with higher homework loads
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fare worse on tests.
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Kohn also takes issue with the way achievement is commonly assessed.
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“If all you want is to cram kids’ heads with facts
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that they’re going to forget
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that could raise the scores,
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“But if you’re interested in kids who know how to think or enjoy learning
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then homework isn’t merely ineffective, but counterproductive.
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What about homework’s effect on
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quality time spent with family?
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critical-thinking skills?
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long-term information retention?
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social development?
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success later in life?
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research is quiet on these questions.
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happiness?
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Another problem
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research tends to focus on homework’s quantity
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rather than its quality
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because the former is much easier to measure
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there isn’t a catchall rule for what’s best
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answer is often specific to a certain curriculum or even an individual
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Given that homework’s benefits are so narrowly defined
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Japan and Denmark
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surprising that assigning so much of it is often a classroom default
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that more isn’t done to make the homework
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number of things are preserving this state of affairs
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more enriching
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Jack Schneider
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consider the generational inertia of the practice.
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parents
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themselves are graduates of the public education system,”
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“Therefore, their views of what is legitimate have been shaped already
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parents’ own history with homework might lead them to expect the same for their children
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anything less is
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indicator that a school or a teacher isn’t rigorous enough.
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homework assumes that only academic growth matters,
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Kohn says.
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“They could do it, but they’re afraid to do it
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Barbara Stengel
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brought up two developments
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that might be keeping homework rote
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The first is the importance
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on standardized testing
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discourages teachers from trying out more creative homework
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they’re getting pressure every day about test scores
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with its relatively low wages and lack of autonomy
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profession of teaching
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Second
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struggles to attract
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people who might reimagine homework
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some of the people who would really have pushed the limits
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are no longer in teaching
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She wishes teachers had the time and resources to remake homework
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“If we had kids reading—anything
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the sports page, anything
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that’s the best single thing.
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If we had kids going to the zoo
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to parks
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their test scores would improve.
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doing all of those things
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They’re going home and doing homework
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But they’re not.
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“Exploratory”
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Mike Simpson
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we aren’t going to assign worksheets
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regurgitative problem sets
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For instance, a half-dozen students recently built a 25-foot trebuchet on campus.
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stopped assigning take-home packets
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shame that the things students have to do at home
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are often the least fulfilling parts of schooling:
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students can’t make the connection
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to the way they want their lives to be
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teachers who did homework makeovers
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When I talked with
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I heard few regrets.
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Brandy Young
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started asking her students to do 20 minutes of pleasure reading a night
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but she’s noticed something funny.
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“Some kids,” she says, “really do like homework.”
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putting out a bucket of it for students to draw from voluntarily
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because they want an additional challenge or
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pass the time
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Chris Bronke
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told me something similar.
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now mostly lets students study on their own or in small groups during class time
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up to them what they work on
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some of them willingly spend time on assignments at home
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because
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they prefer to do some deeper thinking outside
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or because they needed to spend time in class
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preparing for, say, a biology test the following period.
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“They’re making meaningful decisions about their time
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typical prescription offered by those overwhelmed with homework
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assign less of it
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But perhaps a more useful approach
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to subtract
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create homework only when teachers and students believe it’s actually needed
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to start with nothing, and add as necessary.
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31 Mar 19
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30 Mar 19
Bethany SmithThe Cult of Homework https://t.co/1MWpxjPWnl
We are long due for a Revolution with homework! Don't simply accept the practice because it's what we did!
Be a Revolution@ry! Learn how work can change.
@dellwein @burgessdave #tlap #LeadLap #revoltLAP https:/ -
Doug PetersonThe Cult of Homework https://t.co/1C6C8FkoG4 via @flipboard
— Doug Peterson (@dougpete) March 30, 2019 -
Derek McCoyWhy? ... Because, change is good. https://t.co/qv6B1KL5Yn
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29 Mar 19
bennettmcelweeAmerica has long had a fickle relationship with homework. A century or so ago, progressive reformers argued that it made kids unduly stressed, which later led in some cases to district-level bans on it for all grades under seventh.
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Eric LanghorstThis is worth all y'all's time: The Cult of Homework - https://t.co/0exbCc8QUW #edchat https://t.co/CuouRbTTkU
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28 Mar 19
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Manel RivesAmerica has long had a fickle relationship with homework. A century or so ago, progressive reformers argued that it made kids unduly stressed, which later led in some cases to district-level bans on it for all grades under seventh. via Pocket
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