What a tale. It is indeed a tale for Drs. Kralovec and Buell faced studies overwhelmingly supportive of homework and so were forced to diss the scientific method. This book is a tribute to postmodern thought, slothfulness, self-absorption and lack of accountability. It is 114 pages of solid rationalization with the tone of kindergarten teacher addicted to passive voice.
Children have after-school activities and homework interferes with the little dears' karate lessons.
She commented that baking cookies at night with her son might just be more important than fighting with him over his unfinished math homework. Ah, homework, the root of all evil. Children need homework. Multiplication doesn't come by osmosis, spelling requires rote work and reading comes with practice. Four children have trotted through their school years and more in this household with homework each night.