Homework makes kids hate learning - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Homework makes kids hate learning - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Time Magazine has an article on why homework is a bad thing for school kids. They cite Alfie Kohn whose work is a constant inspiration to me both when it relates to our workplaces and schools. Kohns claim is simple: There is not one single study that shows that homework helps kids learn. At the same time kids have less and less time to just be kids time spent on homework has gone up 50% since 1981. And if your first thought is But how could you have a school without homework youll be glad to hear that the Sudbury Valley schools have been doing just fine without homework for 35 years now. I previously wrote about these radically different schools and why I would love to have gone to one of them. You know what this fixation on homework is? Its The Cult of Overwork forced on children. Lets stop it. A big thank you to Leandro N. Camargo from Brazil for sending me the link :o) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related