Nope you’ve pretty much got it. Several studies have shown homework is not an effective way to learn, especially not how it is assigned in many schools.
Some homework helps, large amounts do not. And that needs to be quality homework, which is rarely what is assigned. Even then, prior to high school, there is little evidence of widespread benefit, the benefits from generalized social and family interaction are better for overall development.
Plus that kind of bullshit with “3” problems with 8 totally unrelated problems is just bad. It’s one thing if the items are related to each other somehow, otherwise it just looks like dishonesty. And that’s not a good basis for learning.
I will say that homework in maths and science are important, but that’s highschool and beyond. A student can’t build intuition unless they learn to solve the problems without assistance.
Nope you’ve pretty much got it. Several studies have shown homework is not an effective way to learn, especially not how it is assigned in many schools.
Some homework helps, large amounts do not. And that needs to be quality homework, which is rarely what is assigned. Even then, prior to high school, there is little evidence of widespread benefit, the benefits from generalized social and family interaction are better for overall development.
https://time.com/4466390/homework-debate-research/
https://www.edutopia.org/no-proven-benefits
https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/01/17/are-we-assigning-too-much-homework/
Plus that kind of bullshit with “3” problems with 8 totally unrelated problems is just bad. It’s one thing if the items are related to each other somehow, otherwise it just looks like dishonesty. And that’s not a good basis for learning.
I will say that homework in maths and science are important, but that’s highschool and beyond. A student can’t build intuition unless they learn to solve the problems without assistance.