Homework: one word that makes the heart of many a parent sink and is guaranteed, at any given time, to be causing rows in homes around the world. The homework debate has raged for decades. How much ...

Children often complain that too much homework is bad for them - and now scientists have proved it. Homework should take just 60 minutes for pupils to benefit most and results drop if it takes longer ...

Homework’ is the assignment given to students by their teachers in school, which is to be done at home, not in school. Basically reading and writing work are given to students, but other creative and ...

For as long as we can all remember, homework has long been a part of the education system. However, recent research has revealed that homework might just have some negative effects. It is said that ...

Homework used to be a means of practicing what we’d learned. These days, it's the primary instruction method. Somewhere along ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

LEE Jones was amazed to get a letter from his maths teacher criticising his homework - he left school four years ago. The letter was sent to the mother of the 20-year-old warehouse worker from the ...

Anita and John have a bright child who, a couple of times a year, brings home a report that glows in all areas, bar one – homework. "For every subject she gets 'outstanding' and 'always' – then in ...