School assignments that a student is expected to do outside of the regular school day—that’s homework. The general guideline is 10 minutes of nightly homework per grade level beginning after ...

'I just can’t imagine prioritizing homework with my 5-year-old son when I feel it’s more important we spend time together as a family, nurture our children, or let the kids play together.' ...

And if a student doesn’t think an assignment is worth doing, they’re much less likely to do it at all, she says. “Maybe 20 years ago or 15 years ago, students were kind of like, ‘Oh, yeah, I'm doing a ...