How much homework do children need? Does more homework mean a better school?
Children are people too. They have lives to live, interests to explore, families to love, pets to care for, exercise to take, and they need downtime just like anyone else. Unscheduled time is not wasted time; it’s processing time, reflecting time, regenerating time, creative time. It’s a basic human need. People work better when they don’t overwork. Children are not the exception to this rule. Better attention to motivation and appropriate levels of challenge are more likely to result in improved academics than excessive amounts of homework.
