28.03.2018

Newsweek (USA): Ban Homework? Researchers Say the Practice Isn't Inherently Good

After a Montreal school announced it would ban homework, the question feared by parents across the world reared its head once again: Why should anyone do their homework?

The role of homework in classrooms is not a new debate, and studies differ on where the focus should lie. Amongst other studies, Newsweek reports on a study on the relationship between homework and conscientiousness by Richard Göllner and colleagues.