Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Homework Debate


In the book, I mentioned that homework pretty much serves the teacher and not student. Well, for those challenging me, I recommend the book, "The Case Against Homework" as a start. Nancy Kalish and Sarah Bennett are the authors. The publisher is Crown. The book layouts a framework why homework is punitive and a waste of time. Harris Cooper, who is the head of Duke University's Education Department found no link between homework and student performance. He used 60 studies to support his conclusion.

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