Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument firs

Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it ta

Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignm

A ringing indictment of homework and what can replace it.

In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the