Word: kralovec
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...students perform better. For years it's been conventional wisdom that homework teaches kids to manage time, organize and learn on their own. And there is some statistical evidence that, at least in junior high and high school, homework improves academic achievement. But, argue authors John Buell and Etta Kralovec in The End of Homework, "both research and historical experience fail to demonstrate the necessity or efficacy of ever longer hours of homework." Kralovec, an educational researcher and former teacher, and Buell, a political scientist, note that not a single study conclusively establishes homework's advantages. And, says Kralovec, think...
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