Do American students have too much homework, or too little? We often hear passionate arguments for either side, but I believe that we ought to be asking a different question altogether. What should ...

As married Earth scientists and parents to three inquisitive children, ten-year-old twin boys and a seven-year-old girl, we care deeply about the accuracy of scientific education and its ability to ...

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 ...

The role of homework in academic success remains a topic of debate. However, a new study sheds unexpected light, redefining its usefulness. Researchers from Maynooth University used artificial ...

The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests. And spending too much time on ...

It is what teenagers have suspected all along. Too much homework is just not beneficial. Although teachers and parents might think that extra learning helps youngsters get to grips with a subject, new ...

The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests. And spending too much time on ...

June Gruber’s Science of Happiness course doesn’t map the way to unmitigated joy; on the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and her students are sharing this message outside ...

How much time to spend on homework has always been a major sticking point between teenagers and their teachers and parents. And many teenagers will agree that spending time on math and science is the ...

Gerald K. LeTendre has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Spencer Foundation. Yet there are many parents who feel that from early on, children need to do homework if they ...

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