Elementary-school students shouldn't do homework. By Emily Bazelon - Slate Magazine

This article, ““Forget Homework: It’’s a waste of time for elementary-school students”” concludes that all the homework kids are being assigned at school may not benefitting them at all. While Japan has been scrapping homework, unfortunately, the system seems to be in place to keep the practice of homework in US schools for generations to come, whether or not it helps students learn.