The homework debate: Often overlooked is the boys angle
Monday, June 29th, 2009As this essay in Education News reminds us, homework remains a dilemma. Some argue that the bulk of “boy troubles” involve homework, as in…even if boys do it, they don’t turn it in. See Smart Boys, Bad Grades by William Draves.
I remain mixed. There’s plenty of evidence to support the observations made by Draves. When I visit schools, it’s clear that homework is a major contributor to the gender grade gap. Still, I have to assume that’s always been the case. How can homework explain the academic collapse we’ve seen only in the past twenty years?
