At the same time, students fear that using the technology to help with assignments will hinder their critical thinking skills ...

NEW MILFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- Across the country, teachers have turned the education process upside-down, in a new teaching trend where lessons are taught at home and students complete their ...

Some educators are placing a new focus on homework this year in an attempt to make sure children are on a level playing field. The concern is over teachers who reward or punish students based on ...

A New Jersey school's "flipped classroom" approach in which students do homework in class during the day and watch lectures online at night appears to be having success, teachers say. "They can ...

Homework is effective when classroom learning is transferred beyond the school walls. When teaching the concept of area, have students measure the area of a refrigerator shelf to determine what size ...

Cathy Vatterott is an associate professor of education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A former middle school teacher and principal, Vatterott learned first-hand about homework struggles as ...

ANACORTES — The kids in Cody Anderson’s AP Chemistry class at Anacortes High School rarely do their homework at home. It’s not that they’re “bad students.” It’s that in Anderson’s class, what’s ...

Teachers at Clintondale High School send students home with lectures on video. The next day they tackle what would normally be considered homework together in class. The new model is called a ...

Kromrey Middle School fifth-grade teacher Chris Conohan loves coming back to school when summer winds down. “I always look forward to the relationships with the students,” Conohan said. “It’s just so ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...