The Homework Wars. David Skinner.
by Skinner, David; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 6Institutions. Publisher: Public Interest, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Family -- Time management | Home and school | Homework | National Assessment of Educational Progress | School childrenDDC classification: 050 Summary: "A curious educational debate has broken out. The parents of the younger K-12 worker-bees are revolting against the reportedly increasing amounts of homework assigned their children. A major lightning rod for this debate has been The End of Homework, a book by Etta Kralovec and John Buell, whose argument found an appreciative audience in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, People magazine, and elsewhere. For a novel polemic against a long-established educational practice, such a widespread hearing suggests that the issue has struck a chord with many American families. Understanding the book's argument--its strengths and weaknesses--is not necessary to understanding the debate over homework, but it is helpful to understanding the overall tenor of this controversy." (PUBLIC INTEREST) The author discusses the homework controversy, examines several studies on the homework habits of American children and concludes that, in fact, "Johnny" is not doing too much homework after all.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Homework Wars, Winter 2004; pp. 49-60.
"A curious educational debate has broken out. The parents of the younger K-12 worker-bees are revolting against the reportedly increasing amounts of homework assigned their children. A major lightning rod for this debate has been The End of Homework, a book by Etta Kralovec and John Buell, whose argument found an appreciative audience in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, People magazine, and elsewhere. For a novel polemic against a long-established educational practice, such a widespread hearing suggests that the issue has struck a chord with many American families. Understanding the book's argument--its strengths and weaknesses--is not necessary to understanding the debate over homework, but it is helpful to understanding the overall tenor of this controversy." (PUBLIC INTEREST) The author discusses the homework controversy, examines several studies on the homework habits of American children and concludes that, in fact, "Johnny" is not doing too much homework after all.
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