LUTZ, Fla. -- Thousands of people rallied behind a no-homework policy after a Texas teacher's letter to parents went viral. The second grade teacher’s letter told parents: “Homework will only consist ...
Your Saturday editorial, “Homework under attack,” misses an important fact: There is consistent evidence showing that homework doesn’t work. Based on his review of the research, author Alfie Kohn ...
Editor's note: Today's letters have been submitted by students in Patti Paulsen's Grade 3 class at the Dorothy L. Bullock School in Glassboro. “Go! Go! Go!” That’s what I hear coming from my cousin’s ...
It sounds almost like every student’s dream: Instead of homework every evening, students in Brandy Young’s second-grade class at Godley Elementary can enjoy time playing outside, sharing dinner with ...
Editors’ note: For three Saturdays, we are featuring letters to the editor from the fifth-grade class at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Newport News. For information on how a Peninsula-area classroom ...
A letter, reportedly written by a local teacher to parents, is sparking a debate on homework. The Star-Telegram reports that Brandy Young sent the letter home with her second grade students on Aug. 16 ...
A letter reportedly written by a teacher to parents is sparking a debate on homework. The note, which was originally posted to Facebook by a mom in Fort Worth, Texas, then reposted to Reddit, ...