Etta Kralovec

The End of Homework is not really targeted at an age group. It seems to be geared towards both parents and educators. I found it interesting but frustrating as the author's purpose was to convince the reader that homework was both unnecessary and ineffective. But he seemed to focus on the notion that homework is only mindless worksheets and repetitive math problems. He make little mention of differentiation, authentic assignments, formative assessments, etc. He also didn't speak of the different subject areas. How can my students master the skills necessary to be effective readers and writers if they do no homework? No independent reading at home, no drafting of paragraphs or essays? I entirely agree that homework for the sake of homework is a burden on everyone from parents and students to teachers, but there are many cases were at home assignments are very worthwile and essential to the learning process. I can see his point about homework being stressful for families and cutting into the time that students should have to just be kids, but at the same time the average student spends three hours a day watching television as well. That time could certainly be better spent...

It was a pretty easy book to read and very thoughtful, but I didn't not entirely agree with his argument.… (meer)