Homework should be abolished for primary school children because it is a waste of their time, teachers declared today. It damages relations between parents and children and causes tears and upset ...

LEND A HAND. After a long day at school, the young ones need help with homework. Are you helping them with homework, writes ZUURAH KARUNGI. After a long day of learning, teachers test children basing ...

One school has given pupils and parents a voice on homework policy, writes Kathy Donaghy Teresa Ward, principal of Scoil Naomh Brid in Muff, Co Donegal, says homework acts as an important link between ...

High school girls spend about an hour more per week on their homework than their male counterparts, researchers at American University have found. Their study, published last month in Educational ...

It’s the time of year when the homework battles are in full swing. When trying to juggle an already busy schedule of school, work, extracurricular activities, parent-teacher conferences, assemblies ...

When I was younger, as soon I was old enough to hold a paintbrush, I used to do pictures every day. I used to lose myself in a sketch and explore different painting techniques. It's just what I did. I ...

Homework can be challenging for all children, but for students with autism, it can be challenging. It is common for children with autism to have difficulties with executive functioning abilities, ...

Persuading children to do their homework has never been harder with the lure of smartphones, video games and social networks, but there are ways to avoid homework headaches. Noel Janis-Norton, child ...

HOMEWORK is often a bad word for students. Yet, homework, otherwise known as practicing, is an important element in a student’s overall success. Over the years, the issue of homework has been ...