The less-homework revolution - Parenting & Family - TODAYshow.com
Source: today.msnbc.msn Posted By: Billy 5554 days ago
Are your previously enthusiastic children repeatedly whining about being overworked? Find out how fed-up parents are changing the way schools think -- and how you can, too.
I used to be extremely pro-homework. In fact, I once wrote an article for this very magazine telling readers how to get kids to stop whining and knuckle down to work. Back then, I could afford to be smug: My second-grader was happily zooming through her ten minutes a night.