Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. After a Montreal school announced it would ban homework, the question feared by parents across the world reared its head ...

At present a debate is going on in Malta about the implementation of much-needed reforms in our educational system. A topic which, in my opinion, is not receiving the attention it merits is that of ...

According to a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management, 97 percent of employers say that reliability is a very or extremely important qualification for an entry-level job; it’s at ...

What is the best approach teachers can take towards homework? I think the guest responses today, along with numerous reader comments, provide a great perspective on the topic. If you’d like to read ...

Children cannot be made to acquire skills. They aren’t vending machines, such that we put in more homework and get out more learning. There’s something perversely fascinating about educational ...

We tend to think of homework as a necessary part of learning, a practice that teaches children discipline and keeps them from idleness. Yet a growing body of research reveals an astonishing truth: ...

Toddlers practice toilet training. Some young children practice cursive writing while others practice riding a bike. Teens practice problem solving and essay skills through daily homework. But as ...

Homework could be scrapped at one of Britain's most prestigious independent schools to tackle an "epidemic" of teenage depression and anxiety. Cheltenham Ladies' College is considering getting rid of ...

I have written in the past about my hatred of homework from the perspective of both a teacher and a parent, so when I heard about a teacher who had ditched the practice of assigning homework ...

Therapy home practice doesn’t have to be painful. Source: UfaBizPhoto/Shutterstock Homework between therapy sessions is a practice dating back decades and based on ...