Alfie Kohn on Nostr: The evidence fails to support the claim that homework is academically beneficial for ...

The evidence fails to support the claim that homework is academically beneficial for students in any meaningful sense, as I showed in this chapter from my book The Homework Myth: www.alfiekohn.org/homework-improve-learning/.

Many HW defenders quickly pivot to claiming that it promotes self-discipline, responsibility, time management & study skills, etc. Yet over the last 20 years I've been unable to find a single study that supports this folk wisdom about HW's supposed nonacademic advantages.