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"What is the best approach teachers can take towards homework? I think the guest responses today, along with numerous reader comments, provide a great perspective on the topic. If you'd like to read more research and discover additional ideas, you might want to explore my collection at The Best Resources For Learning About Homework Issues. Todays guests are educator/authors Dr. Cathy Vatterott and Bryan Harris. Reader suggestions follow their contributions."

"If kids had less homework, would they spend more time with family or in front of the television? Would they suffer on standardized tests because they lack practice, or would they thrive because they haven't gotten burned out? In the debate over the merits of sending kids home for a "second shift" of school, these are the questions that plague parents and school officials."

"For nearly 20 years, high school chemistry teacher Jonathan Bergmann would teach a lesson in class, help students after school and give them standard homework assignments. He was good enough to win a teacher award. But seven years ago, he and Aaron Sams, another teacher at Woodland Park High School in Colorado, decided to do something different."

" Home News Local News 'Math with (Mrs.) Buhrman' Story Comments Image (2) ShareShare Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Previous Next Mobile math Barrett Stinson Math students in Danielle Buhrman's classes at Grand Island Senior High -- including (from left) Evelyn Dominguez, Kimberly Ruiz and Austin Ryan -- are encouraged to use their cellphones and other mobile devices in class to access the "Math With Buhrman" website, which features videos of Buhrman working on problems from their curriculum. Students can also use the website when they get stuck on a problem while doing homework. (Independent/Barrett Stinson) Posted: Saturday, December 8, 2012 11:45 pm | Updated: 11:24 am, Mon Dec 10, 2012. By Harold Reutter harold.reutter@theindependent.com | 0 comments Posted on December 8, 2012 Harold Reutter by Harold Reutter S"

" Indiana Department of Education is now making NBC LEARN K-12 a part of its digital offerings! Now all middle and high schools will be able to access thousands of high-quality archival, original, and currents events videos from NBC LEARN K-12 for use in classroom instruction, student projects, and homework."

"What happens when administrators throw out the rulebook and try fundamentally different models of education? The models are all different: In one successful school, kids help choose the lunch plan. In another, classes start at 10 a.m. (with less homework-and more field trips). And in a third school, physical education happens three times a day, instead of once a week. Sound like items from a third grader's wish list? Nope. These are initiatives from real schools where, instead of nibbling at the edges of curriculum and technology, administrators have embraced radically new approaches to the very idea of school itself. We caught up with leaders at three such schools to find out how it's working out for them-and to show you what you can steal for your own district, without necessarily ­turning your whole model upside down. "