![]() But in many American schools there is anywhere from one to four hours of it a night. Almost all studies on the subject say it doesn’t, and in countries with some of the highest levels of academic achievement (hello, Denmark and Finland), there is little or no homework. Let’s ignore, for the moment, the question of whether homework makes kids smarter and more successful. ![]() Because, as I calmly explained, I knew just what this essay needed. But this time, after much pressure, he did. He usually won’t let me near his homework. I am always nervous you might be too, if your son’s highest intellectual aspiration involved beating his friends at their daily lunchtime poker game. How I found myself justifying my career to a 12-year-old was this: I wanted him to ace his “To Kill a Mockingbird” essay, and I was nervous. I write for The New York Times, for God’s sake.” Oddly enough, this doesn’t mollify him. I have a master’s in literature from an Ivy League school.” I continue, pathetically. ![]() “You didn’t follow the format! I told you you’re allowed to edit - not write! You can’t write!” He is holding his essay between his fingertips as if it’s a dead cockroach. MY son and I are shouting at each other, and crying. ![]()
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