Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

To the editor: Researcher Joyce L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins School of Education points out that students do not need more homework, but do need better homework (“Homework faces an existential crisis.

When a student turns in a writing assignment done at home and it’s clear parts of the finished piece don’t represent the kind of work the student usually does in the classroom, should the teacher ...

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What started as a grassroots effort to connect Denton ISD students to homework help during the COVID-19 pandemic grew into the Juntxs Bilingual Homework Hotline. A group of faculty and graduate ...