Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra A middle school student I know came home from school with the task to recreate a medieval fort out of cake. I expect the History ...

ChatGPT is transforming how children approach schoolwork, acting as a patient study partner when used wisely. Specific prompts encourage understanding by focusing on the learning process rather than ...

As kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day. But the question of how much work children should be doing ...

School assignments that a student is expected to do outside of the regular school day—that’s homework. The general guideline is 10 minutes of nightly homework per grade level beginning after ...

Homework — a dreaded word that means more work and less play. The mere thought of doing additional work after a seven-hour day (that begins extremely early) can be gruesome. Not to mention, many teens ...