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The Homework Myth
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Alfie Kohn
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-04-03 - Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

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Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignm
The Case Against Homework
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Sara Bennett
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-28 - Publisher: Harmony

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Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it ta
Rethinking Homework
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Cathy Vatterott
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-25 - Publisher: ASCD

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In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the
The End of Homework
Language: en
Pages: 140
Authors: Etta Kralovec
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-08-01 - Publisher: Beacon Press

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Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument firs
The Myth of the Spoiled Child
Language: en
Pages: 282
Authors: Alfie Kohn
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-25 - Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

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Parenting and education expert Alfie Kohn tackles the misconception that overparenting and overindulgence has produced a modern generation of entitled children