The Lost Cause of Homework Reform

Nonacademic Effects of Homework in Privileged, High-Performing High Schools

“…These kinds of discussions would be far from new. Debates about the practice of homework go back to the early 1900s, with cycles of recommendation for either abolition or reform (see Gill & Schlossman, 2001). It is time to return to some of the fundamental questions reformers asked on the purposes of homework and education more broadly.…”

Perceptions des élèves du primaire à l’égard des devoirs et des leçons

“…(Cooper et al, 1998;Gill et Schlossman, 2004). Étonnamment, les années 1950 à 1960 amènent plutôt un vent d'enthousiasme face aux devoirs et aux leçons alors que l'on y associe une fonction d'aide à l'amélioration et au succès chez l'élève (Gill et Schlossman, 2000;2004). De 1970De à 1990, les États-Unis y donnent une importance accrue dans un élan de valorisation de l'excellence académique (Gill et Schlossman, 2004 (Brossard et al, 1995, p. 15).…”

The Effects of Self-monitoring on Homework Completion and Accuracy Rates of Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive General Education Classroom

“…The perception that education in the U.S. could not compete with the Soviets' technological education shifted homework attitudes to a more positive philosophy (Gill & Schlossman, 2000). Homework became part of an academic excellence movement that commanded higher standards and grounded subject matter instruction in the new strategy that made education central to meeting the threat of Soviet technological superiority (Gill & Schlossman, 2000).…”

“…The perception that education in the U.S. could not compete with the Soviets' technological education shifted homework attitudes to a more positive philosophy (Gill & Schlossman, 2000). Homework became part of an academic excellence movement that commanded higher standards and grounded subject matter instruction in the new strategy that made education central to meeting the threat of Soviet technological superiority (Gill & Schlossman, 2000). Between 1968 and1972 with the politics surrounding the Vietnam War and the late Civil Rights movement, attitudes towards homework began to alter once more in anticipation of discovering what would best improve academic achievement (Gill & Schlossman, 2004).…”

“…Between 1968 and1972 with the politics surrounding the Vietnam War and the late Civil Rights movement, attitudes towards homework began to alter once more in anticipation of discovering what would best improve academic achievement (Gill & Schlossman, 2004). A new commitment to serious homework loads was alleged, and affirmative views of homework began to appear regularly in scholarly educational periodicals in the 1950s and 1960s (Gill & Schlossman, 2000).…”