5 Interesting Books Debunking The Homework Myth
March 4, 2017
Homework has always occupied a central position in the culture of schooling over the last decades. However, there is now a growing trend within the education community that advocates a 'no-homework' policy. Authors such as Sara Bennett , Nancy Kalish (Author), John Buell, among many others, do not see any relation between doing homework and academic achievement especially for young learners. They also claim that views advocating the use of homework with kids are not supported by empirical evidence. To put you in the picture of the controversial discussion going around homework, we are sharing with you 5 interesting books each of which approaches the topic of homework from a particularly perspective; the common point among all of these works is that they are all against homework.
1- The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning, by Etta Kralovec (Author), John Buell (Author):
‘Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument first published in this book, featured in Time and Newsweek, in numerous women's magazines, on national radio and network television broadcasts, was the first openly to challenge the gospel of "the more homework the better."’
2- The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, by Alfie Kohn (Author)
“So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil-or even demand a larger dose? Kohn’s incisive analysis reveals how a set of misconceptions about learning and a misguided focus on competitiveness has left our kids with less free time, and our families with more conflict. Pointing to stories of parents who have fought back-and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework-Kohn demonstrates how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children’s love of learning.”
3- The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It, by Sara Bennett (Author), Nancy Kalish (Author)
“The truth, according to Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish, is that there is almost no evidence that homework helps elementary school students achieve academic success and little evidence that it helps older students. Yet the nightly burden is taking a serious toll on America’s families. It robs children of the sleep, play, and exercise time they need for proper physical, emotional, and neurological development. And it is a hidden cause of the childhood obesity epidemic, creating a nation of “homework potatoes.”
4- Closing The Book On Homework: Enhancing Public Education, by John Buell (Author)
“The claim that homework evokes long-term discipline [is] largely unsupported by extensive empirical work, but there is reason to believe that many other extracurricular factors in the life of a child and young adult contribute substantially to this virtue. ”
5- Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs, by Cathy Vatterott (Author)
“Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the media, and the "balance movement" have affected the homework controversy; and what research--and educators' common sense--tells us about the effects of homework on student learning.”
Homework has always occupied a central position in the culture of schooling over the last decades. However, there is now a growing trend within the education community that advocates a 'no-homework' policy. Authors such as Sara Bennett , Nancy Kalish (Author), John Buell, among many others, do not see any relation between doing homework and academic achievement especially for young learners. They also claim that views advocating the use of homework with kids are not supported by empirical evidence. To put you in the picture of the controversial discussion going around homework, we are sharing with you 5 interesting books each of which approaches the topic of homework from a particularly perspective; the common point among all of these works is that they are all against homework.
1- The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning, by Etta Kralovec (Author), John Buell (Author):
‘Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument first published in this book, featured in Time and Newsweek, in numerous women's magazines, on national radio and network television broadcasts, was the first openly to challenge the gospel of "the more homework the better."’
2- The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, by Alfie Kohn (Author)
“So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil-or even demand a larger dose? Kohn’s incisive analysis reveals how a set of misconceptions about learning and a misguided focus on competitiveness has left our kids with less free time, and our families with more conflict. Pointing to stories of parents who have fought back-and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework-Kohn demonstrates how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children’s love of learning.”
3- The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It, by Sara Bennett (Author), Nancy Kalish (Author)
“The truth, according to Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish, is that there is almost no evidence that homework helps elementary school students achieve academic success and little evidence that it helps older students. Yet the nightly burden is taking a serious toll on America’s families. It robs children of the sleep, play, and exercise time they need for proper physical, emotional, and neurological development. And it is a hidden cause of the childhood obesity epidemic, creating a nation of “homework potatoes.”
4- Closing The Book On Homework: Enhancing Public Education, by John Buell (Author)
“The claim that homework evokes long-term discipline [is] largely unsupported by extensive empirical work, but there is reason to believe that many other extracurricular factors in the life of a child and young adult contribute substantially to this virtue. ”
5- Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs, by Cathy Vatterott (Author)
“Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the media, and the "balance movement" have affected the homework controversy; and what research--and educators' common sense--tells us about the effects of homework on student learning.”
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