Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

Title: Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing
Author: Alfie Kohn
ISBN: 9780738211114
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
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So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil-or even demand a larger dose? Kohn's incisive analysis reveals how a set of misconceptions about learning and a misguided focus on competitiveness has left our kids with less free time, and our families with more conflict. Pointing to stories of parents who have fought back-and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework-Kohn demonstrates how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children's love of learning.