The Homework Myth
by Alfie Kohn · first published 2006
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…section and they deserve so much more attention! For example, did you know that the vast majority of studies done to show the benefits of homework failed to show benefits? If you like that -- read The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗Interestingly the complaints would disappear if they just got rid of homework. No, I'm not being facetious. If you read The Homework Myth you'll find out that homework in grade school is a net neutral from a learning perspective. The benefit is that you get more practice. The downfall is that without supervision it is as easy to practice…
on “Chunking & Gridding - Why parents can't do math today” ↗A few years ago, I found The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing an interesting read. It shaped my views on homework [context: US public schools]. http://www.alfiekohn.org/homework-myth/
on “Who Invented Homework?” ↗Reading this reminded me of The Homework Myth (see http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/hm.htm for more on that). I'm not looking forward to arguing with my kids about doing homework. Particularly when I know how useless it is.
on “Make More Than GPA” ↗