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What's all this fuss about homework??

BoardBuzz has heard the reports of parent discontent, and in some cases outright rebellion, against the amount of homework their children are receiving. However, according to The MetLife Survey of The American Teachers: The Homework Experience, these anecdotal reports are the exception rather than the rule. The survey found that the overwhelming majority of teachers, parents, and students do not believe too much homework is being assigned or cutting into family time. Although, they all agree that some of the homework is just busywork that is not related to what they are learning in school. BoardBuzz is dismayed by the finding that most of the 25 percent of students who reported not having enough time to complete their homework were the lower achievers. As BoardBuzz learned from last year's Center for Public Education report, What research says about the value of homework, if a student is spending too much time on homework it may be that they are struggling with the material rather than the teacher assigning too much. That?s why the Center encourages parents who feel their child has too much homework to talk to the teacher to see what the problem may be. By working with a child?s teacher, parents and teachers can come to agreement on what is best for the child. Then maybe, just maybe, BoardBuzz won't hear about another homework rebellion. For more, a summary of the results of the MetLife survey and information on the value of homework check out www.centerforpubliceducation.org.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on February 15, 2008 (boomark / email).