The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

Brand: Da Capo Press

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UPC:
9780738211114
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2007-08-14
Release Date:
2007-08-14
Author:
Alfie Kohn
Language:
english
Edition:
Reprint
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So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil-or even demand a larger dose? Kohn's incisive analysis reveals how a set of misconceptions about learning and a misguided focus on competitiveness has left our kids with less free time, and our families with more conflict. Pointing to stories of parents who have fought back-and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework-Kohn demonstrates how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children's love of learning.