It’s back to school time. This means routines, schedules, and chaos. You must listen to this episode!  It’s really important that parents, teachers, and administration hear this. We first discuss some of the benefits of homework, 10 Benefits of Homework by John Bishop, Author of Goal Setting For Students: Homework teaches students about time management. Homework teaches students how to set priorities. Homework helps teachers determine how well the lessons and material are being understood by their students. Homework teaches students how to problem solve. Homework gives students another opportunity to review the class material. Homework gives parents a chance to see what their child is learning in school. Homework teaches students that they have to do things, even when they don’t want to. Homework teaches students how to take responsibility for their part in the educational process. Homework teaches students how to work independently. Homework teaches students the importance of planning, staying organized and taking action. I won’t argue that these are good things to learn, but there are other ways to learn these items too. For elementary school kids, I think there are more engaging and interesting ways to learn. 2 really powerful people in this arena: Harris Cooper of Duke University – considered the country’s leading homework researcher has published numerous studies around homework. Sara Bennett – Co-author of The Case Against Homework started stophomework.com Was successful in changing rules at her kid’s schools Here are two articles that really help explain the research findings: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-more-homework-means-more-stress-031114 Why Parents Should Not Make Kids Do Homework Research is suggesting that for elementary school children, homework provides no extra benefit. For middle school, they are suggesting that the benefit is minimal. In fact it’s actually having a negative effect……it’s effecting children’s attitude toward school. It can effect their grades, …