The homework myth : why our kids get too much of a bad thing / Alfie Kohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohn, Alfie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homework.

Study skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st Da Capo Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Life Long, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn challenges the usual defenses of homework and shows that none of our assumptions about its benefits actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience

Contents:

CONTENTS; PART I The Truth About Homework; CHAPTER 1 "Missing Out on Their Childhoods"; CHAPTER 2 Does Homework Improve Learning? A Fresh Look at the Evidence; CHAPTER 3 Does Homework Provide Nonacademic Benefits?; PART II Six Reasons Homework Persists (Despite What the Data Say); CHAPTER 4 "Studies Show . . ."-Or Do They?; CHAPTER 5 The Questions Left Unasked; CHAPTER 6 What We Haven't Learned About Learning; CHAPTER 7 The "Tougher Standards" Fad Hits Home; CHAPTER 8 Better Get Used to It; CHAPTER 9 Idle Hands . . .; PART III Restoring Sanity; CHAPTER 10 Rethinking Homework

CHAPTER 11 Making ChangeNOTES; REFERENCES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-242) and index.

ISBN:

0-7382-1134-6

OCLC:

818855103