French parents to boycott homework | World news | guardian.co.uk - 4 views
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Teachers Without Borders on 28 Mar 12A group of French parents and teachers have called for a two-week boycott of homework in schools, saying it is useless, tiring and reinforces inequalities between children. They say homework pushes the responsibility for learning on parents and causes rows between themselves and their children. And they conclude children would be better off reading a book.