Homework bad for learning

After years of knowing it in my bones, researchers have confirmed that greater amounts of homework given does not equal greater intelligence by students. This is a rather large study with some very interesting results.

Their findings indicated a frequent lack of positive correlation between the average amount of homework assigned in a nation and corresponding level of academic achievement. For example, many countries with the highest scoring students, such as Japan, the Czech Republic and Denmark, have teachers who give little homework. "At the other end of the spectrum, countries with very low average scores -- Thailand, Greece, Iran -- have teachers who assign a great deal of homework," Baker noted.

Ultimately the article shows that teaching and learning require more than a teacher's involvement, it involves the whole family.