Students at more than 250 government-run schools in the United Arab Emirates are officially done with homework. The National newspaper reports that the Education Ministry is abolishing homework in public schools in the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi to ...
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The smart school bag that could curb forgotten homework
“I did it, but…” Teachers hear this phrase a lot when asking students to hand in their homework, but perhaps it’ll be said a little less thanks to a new Deakin University project. Engineers designed a smart school bag that ...
More »Less is better for K-6 homework
New research shows homework has little benefit to primary school children and that too much could be a bad thing. The release of a book urging teachers to revaluate how much homework is given to children follows a move in ...
More »Does homework pass the test?
A new book promises to shed light on an issue that continues to divide opinion.
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