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  1. More than two hours of homework may be …

    A Stanford education researcher found that too much homework can negatively affect kids, especially their lives away from school, where family, friends and activities matter.

  2. Why Homework Should Be Banned

    Why homework may be a waste of time. September 2006. Slate. Forget Homework. Why one Florida school district is doing away with homework. July 2017. Time. A …

  3. Why does homework exist?

    According to a 2021 Pew survey, 25 percent of lower-income parents said their children, at some point, were unable to complete their schoolwork because they couldn’t access a computer at home; that...

  4. Is it time to get rid of homework? Mental health …

    The answer may not be to eliminate homework completely, but to be more mindful of the type of work students go home with, suggests Kang, who was a high-school teacher for 10 years.

  5. Should Homework Be Banned? Here's What Real …

    Some schools have already banned homework, both in the United States and around the world. In April 2024, Poland enacted a homework ban for students in grades 1 through 3. In grades 4 through 8, homework must be …

  6. Does homework still have value? A Johns Hopkins …

    But after decades of researching how to improve schools, the professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Education remains certain that homework is essential—as long as the teachers have done their homework, …

  7. Why Homework Should Be Banned From Schools

    An all-out ban on after-school assignments would be optimal. Short of that, we can at least sensibly agree on a cap limiting kids to a 40-hour workweek — and fewer hours for younger children.

  8. Are You Down With or Done With Homework?

    Some schools and districts have adapted time limits rather than nix homework completely, with the 10-minute per grade rule being the standard — 10 minutes a night for first-graders, 30 minutes for third-graders, and so on.