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Posted: July 04 2006 at 9:34pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur
Hi,

Did anyone else read this article on the web news pages today?

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"Sara Bennett is the co-author, with Nancy Kalish, of the upcoming book, The Case Against Homework: How Homework is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It (Crown)."

(One of the things she says:) "Experts believe reading to be the most important educational activity. Yet a Scholastic/Yankelovich study released last month found that reading for fun declines sharply after age 8. The number one reason according to their parents: too much homework....

...Children need to play (one of the most important tasks of childhood according to child development experts), to eat dinner with their families (one of the biggest predictors of academic success), to talk with family and friends, to develop their passions and to read. These activities, not homework, will ensure that our children are happy and competitive in a highly competitive world."


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Posted: July 05 2006 at 8:45am | IP Logged Quote TracyQ
I'm not surprised. This is interesting, thanks.

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Posted: July 05 2006 at 9:14am | IP Logged Quote Bookswithtea
I needed to be reminded of this today. Sometimes traditiona schooling looks tempting to me when I'm feeling overwhelmed. Thanks, Laura!

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