Do students have too much homework?
By: Judeen Bartos, book editor
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780737758924; 9780737758931
Subjects: Cross-cultural studies; Homework
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Excessive homework strains family life / Wendy J. Ponte; title: College students study less than in the past / Keith O'Brien; title: Schools need to reduce academic pressure on students / Jerusha Conner, Denise Pope, and Mollie Galloway; title: Academic pressure is not as dire as claimed / Jay Mathews; title: America's achievement culture harms the education system / Jim Taylor; title: Global homework practices don't always correlate with performance / ScienceDaily; title: The value of homework needs further research / Alfie Kohn; title: Performance suffers when homework is optional / Susan Graham; title: Parents should take action against excessive homework to protect family time / Nancy Kalish; title: Homework has value when it reinforces learning / Lisa Mangione; title: Special education homework strategies can work for all students / Sara Finegan; title: Life lessons are more important than school lessons / John Taylor Gatto; title: There is room for improvement in America's approach to education / Mark Schneider; title: China's approach to education may not produce the best results / Melinda Liu; title: Organizations to contact; title: Bibliography; title: Index.