The value of homework has been questioned before. In fact there have been periods of time during the past 100 years when homework played a minimal role in schooling. Interestingly, homework, which is believed to improve learning and self-discipline, received two of its strongest promotions from a political concern, “Sputnik”, and an economic one, Japan’s [...]
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Viewing Homework as an Educational Liability
November 28th, 2009 
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Tags: Business Success, Competent Adults, Educational Achievement, Educational Level, Educational Settings, Educational Systems, Etta Kralovec, Gap, Haves And Have Nots, Inequalities, John Buell, Minimal Role, Outcry, Paper Tiger, Political Concern, Poverty Level, Self Discipline, Sputnik, Working Parents, Working With Children 
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