02864nam 2200625Ia 450 991082915230332120200520144314.01-281-09363-797866110936311-59213-768-7(CKB)1000000000339869(EBL)298857(OCoLC)437182570(SSID)ssj0000123860(PQKBManifestationID)11141241(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123860(PQKBWorkID)10015178(PQKB)11075932(MiAaPQ)EBC298857(EXLCZ)99100000000033986920030502d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClosing the book on homework enhancing public education and freeing family time /John Buell1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20041 online resource (173 p.)Teaching/learning social justiceDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-217-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Homework as an Issue in American Politics; 1 Revisiting the Evidence; 2 A History Lesson about Work and Homework; 3 Educating Global Citizens or Global Workers?; 4 Education at the Epicenter; Conclusion: On Character and Public Education in Democratic Society; Notes; IndexIn this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs children-and parents-of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, Closing the Book on Homework offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. After the publication of Buell's previous book, many professional educators portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increTeaching/learning social justice.EducationParent participationUnited StatesEducational changeUnited StatesHome and schoolUnited StatesHomeworkSocial aspectsUnited StatesEducationParent participationEducational changeHome and schoolHomeworkSocial aspects371.3/028/1Buell John1630870MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/plymouth/detail.action?docID=298857BOOK9910829152303321Closing The Book On Homework3969398UNINA