Homework used to be a means of practicing what we’d learned. These days, it's the primary instruction method. Somewhere along the line, teachers stopped teaching full lessons in class and started ...

Is homework worth talking about? We think it is. Actually homework, whether it has value, whether to assign it, whether to grade it, what type it should be, how often it should be expected and whether ...

In her new blog for PEOPLE, Elisabeth Röhm explains the independence-building reasons why she doesn't help her daughter Easton with her homework Elisabeth Röhm is a busy mama! Best known for her roles ...

WASHINGTON - When it comes to adolescents with math and science homework, more isn't necessarily better -- an hour a day is optimal -- but doing it alone and regularly produces the biggest knowledge ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In talking to parents about homework, two themes emerge -- their children have too much or too little. A new study out of the University of Oviedo in Spain supports moderation in homework, building on ...

There are so many reasons why children may need homework help. Sometimes a child simply does not understand the assignment or the lessons. In other cases, the kid simply misses work because of not ...

Homework is a divisive old topic – it feels like every year there’s a debate that kicks off over whether kids should have to do it or not. The reality is, if your child’s school sets homework, they ...

Q: My sixth grader-has been buckling under the weight of homework, and I find myself conflicted. I want him to succeed in school, obviously, but I also want his after-school hours to be relatively ...

Back in the dark ages homework assignments were written on the chalk board or read off quickly by your teacher in a fight to beat being drowned out by the end of period buzzer or bell. You had to make ...

Q. Our 7-year-old son often, almost nightly in fact, becomes very frustrated doing his homework. If he encounters a problem that gives him difficulty, he yells, pounds his fist on the kitchen table, ...