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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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A new law urges parents to allow children time for rest and exercise, and restrict time spent online.
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Studies on homework are frequently quite general, and don’t consider specific types of homework tasks. So it isn’t easy to measure how effective homework can be. But here’s what we do know.
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She gets overwhelmed every time—but breaking down the assignment into smaller steps could help her manage it.
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The more students fall behind in the pandemic, the less likely they are to feel that they can catch up.
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The more students fall behind in the pandemic, the less likely they are to feel that they can catch up.
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5 ways to help keep your child’s online experiences positive and safe
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She says she’s “done” when she’s not. And when I try to intervene, it ends in tears.
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While it's important to show support and model learning behaviour, there is a limit to how much help you can give without robbing your child of the opportunity to learn for themselves.
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education
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This is not about a parent helping with homework. It is work given from teacher to parent, passing directly over a child’s head.
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America’s devotion to the practice stems in part from the fact that it’s what today’s parents and teachers grew up with themselves.
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Research shows small financial incentives for doing maths homework can increase maths achievement. But this raises some tricky ethical questions.
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Homework can be a daily battle, but there are things you can do to make it more appealing.
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Homework creates a lot of stress for high school students, so a principal searching for solutions brought them into the conversation.
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Empowering parents to support their children is a key aspect of making sure digital homework is a success.
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The tutors deal not in plain-old schoolwork or straight-up counseling, but in a blend of the two, offering academic and psychological support, at a price.
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Decades of research show that homework has some benefits, especially for students in middle and high school—but there are risks to assigning too much.
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Online homework help sites may be confusing at first but are quickly becoming a welcome resource.
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At some city public schools, worksheets are out, passion projects are in, but some say the push against homework favors families with money and time.
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Parents who can't help intervening in their children's schoolwork are raising their kids to be highly self-critical and prone to anxiety and depression.
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It raises new questions about how to measure the worth of homework.
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I thought the assignment was too hard. It turns out it was just hard enough.
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The beginning of the school year in New Zealand has some false starts. Teachers in the Auckland area officially returned after anniversary weekend, usually with a day or two to prepare - New Zealand Herald