Unschooling Rules: Homework helps school systems, not students

Unschooling Rules: Homework helps school systems, not students

"Homework:

• Robs children and their families of meaningful time.
• Robs children of self-paced experiment and reflection time where so much learning to be, learning to do, and yes, learning to know actually occurs. This is where people can learn what they love.
• Covers up bad processes and bloated curricula."

This is a great little blog post. It defines school homework in a nutshell. Go to this blog to read the rest of this post. It's a great argument against the mindless busywork schools send home. Is it any wonder it's making so many unsuspecting parents and children miserable?