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    Whenever I start a sentence with the words, “Tonight’s homework is...” I know it will be met with moaning and groaning. I am never surprised by my students’ attitude toward extra assignments. In fact, I can even sympathize with them. After all, they have been cooped up in my classroom all day doggedly working sums and sounding out new words. It seems almost cruel to ask them to fill up their after school hours with more work.

    More surprising to me than my students’ outcry is the number of parents that join in with their complaints. All too often I hear parents telling me that homework is too much work for them, or they feel like they are being asked to do the teacher’s job. Unfortunately, this mindset hinders the opportunity parents have to show their children that they care about their education....
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