Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Ashley Sanchez told Newsweek she was baffled by her son’s homework assignment, but she spotted one word that changed ...

Harris Cooper, professor of psychology at Duke, reviewed more than 60 studies regarding the amount of time a child might do homework to achieve the optimal results. In a paper, published in 2006, he ...

Chelsea was in 10th grade the first time I told her directly to stop doing her homework and get some sleep. I had been working with her since she was in middle school, treating her anxiety disorder.