

We believe there are some legitimate concerns with a single teacher giving several hours of work a night these teachers are definitely in the minority, but as an educator, when assigned correctly there are some incredibly helpful benefits to homework.

It is suggested that many teachers give hours of work a night and that it is not beneficial to students because they either cannot do it, choose not to do it, copy someone else’s paper, or spend all night doing it just to forget it the next day. The Homework Myth refers to the idea that homework does not produce a noticeable increase in a student’s academic success.

One of the most discussed issues at dinner tables across America is homework, and if you ask a student who does not like it, then they will call it “The Homework Myth.”
