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

One second-grade teacher in Texas wrote a letter to parents to announce she is getting rid of homework for her young students. It has since gone viral. Homework—is it useful for second-graders, or is ...

Homework is a hot-button issue for both parents and teachers. When we asked the MindShift audience about it, we got a wide range of thoughtful answers. And the results of our poll were pretty evenly ...