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Etta Kralovec and
John Buell
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Beacon Pr
Publication date
August 1, 2001
Pages
136
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780807042199
ISBN-10
0807042196
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Original list price
$19.00
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The Price of Privilege | The Battle over Homework | The Homework Myth | Closing the Book on Homework | The Case Against Homework | The Battle over Homework | Rethinking Homework | The Case Against Homework | The Growth Mindset Coach
The Price of Privilege | The Battle over Homework | The Homework Myth | Closing the Book on Homework | The Case Against Homework | The Battle over Homework | Rethinking Homework | The Case Against Homework | The Growth Mindset Coach
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument first published in this book, featured in Time and Newsweek, in numerous women's magazines, on national radio and network television broadcasts, was the first openly to challenge the gospel of "the more homework the better."
Consider:
* In 1901, homework was legally banned in parts of the U.S. There are no studies showing that assigning homework before junior high school improves academic achievement.
* Increasingly, students and their parents are told that homework must take precedence over music lessons, religious education, and family and community activities. As the homework load increases (and studies show it is increasing) these family priorities are neglected.
* Homework is a great discriminator, effectively allowing students whose families "have" to surge ahead of their classmates who may have less.
* Backpacks are literally bone-crushing, sometimes weighing as much as the child. Isn't it obvious we're overburdening our kids?
Consider:
* In 1901, homework was legally banned in parts of the U.S. There are no studies showing that assigning homework before junior high school improves academic achievement.
* Increasingly, students and their parents are told that homework must take precedence over music lessons, religious education, and family and community activities. As the homework load increases (and studies show it is increasing) these family priorities are neglected.
* Homework is a great discriminator, effectively allowing students whose families "have" to surge ahead of their classmates who may have less.
* Backpacks are literally bone-crushing, sometimes weighing as much as the child. Isn't it obvious we're overburdening our kids?
Editions
Hardcover
from Beacon Pr (July 1, 2000)
9780807042182 | details & prices | 119 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Examines the place of homework in children's daily lives, arguing that excessive amounts of homework undermine family life, and discusses how the reform of homework practices should be an integral part of school reform.
About: Examines the place of homework in children's daily lives, arguing that excessive amounts of homework undermine family life, and discusses how the reform of homework practices should be an integral part of school reform.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Beacon Pr (August 1, 2001)
9780807042199 | details & prices | 136 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $19.00
About: Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools.
About: Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools.
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