This reflects well the the state of the research. It is also mirrors what I have been saying for years. I wrote an op-ed in the Lincoln Journal Star some years back when I was a community columnist saying that homework should have no bearing on grades since I knew that the research said that it has no influences on elementary children's achievement and cultivates resentment of academic work and the people who assign it. It also excuses poor teaching and infringes on family life, sending the ineffective teachers' work home. I got a lot of hate mail for that.
Here is what Heather Shumaker says:
A child just beginning school deserves the chance to
develop a love of learning. Instead, homework at a young age causes many kids
to turn against school, future homework and academic learning. And it’s a
long road. A child in kindergarten is facing 13 years of homework ahead of
her.
Then there’s the damage to personal relationships. In
thousands of homes across the country, families battle over homework nightly.
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