[Phys-L] more about homework, teaching, and learning

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

On 03/12/2017 06:14 PM, I wrote:

> In case it wasn't already obvious, the two articles cited
> this week have some important points in common:
>
> On 03/08/2017 04:04 AM, antti.j.savinainen via Phys-l wrote:
>
> > > http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3477
> On 03/06/2017 09:34 AM, bernard cleyet wrote:
>
> https://prorevnews.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-value-of-reading-over-homework.html
> Which says: "Amazing to me, they scored at very high levels in
> spelling" when given more encouragement and opportunity to read.

Today's Gomorrah Post has another article in the same vein:
  Valerie Strauss
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/02/26/what-happened-when-one-school-banned-homework-and-asked-kids-to-read-and-play-instead/

The article starts out as just another anecdote, but I give the
reporter kudos for including a link to some actual research:
  http://classtap.pbworks.com/f/Does+Homework+Improve+Achievement.pdf

There are so many uncontrolled variables that you have to
take all of this with a large grain of salt, but even so,
at the very least, there is a hypothesis here that ought
to be given serious consideration.