Marissa is a fictional but typical high school student. She finishes her school day and then has sports practice and her after-school job each day. It’s nearly 11 p.m. before she returns home, ...

When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...

Education scholar Denise Pope has found that too much homework has negative effects on student well-being and behavioral engagement. Credit: L.A. Cicero Education scholar Denise Pope has found that ...

A balanced amount of homework helps you build skills, but too much can leave you feeling burned out. It’s important to notice when homework is starting to take a toll on your well-being. If you’re ...

In too many schools, the ten-minute rule is being broken, not by a little, but by a lot. Too many children are showing signs of stress, and too many parents are finding precious family time eaten away ...

Though long regarded as a basic feature of education, homework has drawn both compliments and criticism for its part in student learning. Historically, it supported individual study, strengthened ...

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 ...