Establish a quiet, well-lit, and organized homework space free from distractions. Ensure your child has all the necessary supplies, such as pens, paper, and reference materials, readily available. A ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

Microsoft’s grand 50th anniversary celebration held on March 4,... A student invented a machine that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to complete homework in handwriting. This invention has gone ...

Helping kids with homework is like spotting for a weightlifter at the gym. As the spotter, a parent’s job is to encourage the lifter to complete as many repetitions as possible independently and ...

Cathy Vatterott is an associate professor of education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A former middle school teacher and principal, Vatterott learned first-hand about homework struggles as ...

(TNS) — Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has artificial intelligence and its instant answers made it pointless or even counterproductive?

Summer is often thought of as a time for relaxation, hanging out on the beach and lazing around in the sun. But it shouldn’t be an excuse for students to forget everything they learned during the ...

Whenever “Gina,” a fifth grader at a suburban public school on the East Coast, did her math homework, she never had to worry about whether she could get help from her mom. “I help her a lot with ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally was published in September 2014. With the new school year underway, the topic of homework again is being discussed. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ At the two-hour mark, frustration ...