East Bay Homework Blog – Crazy in Suburbia

Can anyone prove that homework helps young students learn?

I posted an article/commentary on Walnut Creek Patch yesterday about a proposed new homework policy in the Walnut Creek School District. The school district provided me with… Read more “Can anyone prove that homework helps young students learn?”

Walnut Creek School District teachers, parents, and administrators are in the midst of drafting a new policy that clarifies how teachers assign homework to students. They want to… Read more “Homework debate going on in Walnut Creek schools about how much, what kind, and the future of those damned 4th grade mission projects”

Especially at younger ages? And what is the cost to their psychological and emotional well being? You can hear one local psychiatrist’s viewpoint on these issues at… Read more “Is there too much homework and academic pressure on our kids?”