Reddit reviews The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It

There's actually a ton of research out there that suggests homework isn't really increasing kids' knowledge or skills, particularly at ages before middle school. It's still something that Americans have cultural hangups about, and something that parents believe is a sign of a decent school, but at this point, most of the research is pointing to the fact that homework doesn't accomplish what we want it to.

There are some great books about this if you're interested, including this one: http://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Homework-Hurting-Children/dp/0307340171/ref=pd_sim_b_1

I'll recommend this book, which outlines most of the studies: http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Homework-Children/dp/0307340171. It has a list of resources at the back that directs you to the original research.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376208,00.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07019/755198-28.stm
http://www.amazon.com/Homework-Myth-Alfie-Kohn/dp/0738210854
http://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Homework-Hurting-Children/dp/0307340171/ref=pd_sim_b_1
http://www.amazon.com/End-Homework-Disrupts-Families-Overburdens/dp/0807042188/ref=pd_sim_b_5 v
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1009homework1009.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/27/local/la-me-homework-20110627
http://www.openeducation.net/2008/03/10/several-lessons-to-be-learned-from-the-finnish-school-system/
http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/rethinkinghomework.htm