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

It will be safe for kids to head back to the classroom soon, and that means southeast Michigan kids will be back to juggling classwork with extracurricular activities, part-time jobs and family ...

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 ...

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Students are often given homework when they miss class or don’t understand assignments and sometimes it’s just busy work. Students should be engaged in some type of learning every evening if they have ...