Weekenders: An alternative to weekend homework?
I’ve been thinking of banning homework on weekends, but I can’t get myself to make the move. After all, if there’s no homework on weekends, t...
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Why the Nightly Text assignment is working
This unit, I’m trying something new to encourage my students to read the assigned book and to complete their homework. I call it the Nightly Text. Studen...
More thoughts on the homework debate
In my last post, I considered banning homework on weekends. And then today, I read a recent article in Ed, the magazine of the Harvard Graduate School of Educa...
Should I ban homework on weekends?
Some people want to ban homework entirely. It’s just busywork, it makes kids hate school, and it disrupts families from spending quality time together. O...
Your homework is due tonight…via text.
I’ve started a (very small) movement. It’s called, “Your Homework Is Due Tonight.” Homework is no longer due at the beginning of the ne...