homework

No doubt you've seen this floating around your Facebook feed...it's the letter sent home by a 2nd grade teacher near Dallas saying she's not assigning any homework this year. She claims there's still no proof that doing homework helps kids do better in school, and spending more quality time with family might work better...

He responded with a phone call.

Back-to-school season is well underway, which also means homework is once again a reality. Ugh, major bummer. But when you're a youngster, homework isn't all that bad! That's because kids make it way less boring by being straight up and honest (read: hilarious).

Do you help your kids with their homework?  A new survey suggests school ages children prefer to "google" their homework rather than ask their parents for help.  A third of kids even think their parents can't help!

When I was a kid, I vividly remember making salt maps with my mom for school projects.  She was great at it.  Now it's my turn, but I'm afraid I'm not living up to my mom's legacy.  There's no way I'm even trying a salt map.  Last night, Jen and I took a shot at making a plant cell.

My poor daughter is simply exhausted from school, homework and cheerleading. Her life lately has been nothing but school, hours of homework and cheerleading practice a couple of nights week. I beginning to feel like she is getting too much homework! Am I alone here? Are we doing something wrong?

Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids. ...