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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look up opportunity cost. Homework can (and probably does) have value. The question is whether the value outweighs that produced by other uses of that time, or if that values comes with less obvious negatives.

Welcome to science. If you think this stuff is obvious and not in need of rigorous evaluation, then you must be new here. [/quote]

I mean, I have no issue with someone wanting to study this. But the idea that "science" is going to come up with a uniform and stable answer about how homework balances against other uses of time for every kid ... is pretty unlikely, if not impossible.  In the interim, it seems like we need to rely on some common sense and experienced teachers, and an understanding of how our kids learn. As well, the idea that we should cancel homework until this mythical scientific consensus emerges is just a bit problematic.  For now, it seems clear to my that my MS kids needs some homework to learn math. Is that really that controversial?[/quote]

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