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Reclaiming Childhood: Effects Of Homework On Elementary Students, Alyssa Bomarito
Reclaiming Childhood: Effects Of Homework On Elementary Students, Alyssa Bomarito
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus of this Capstone project is on homework and its effects on elementary students. This is an important issue because students are being placed under a great amount of pressure and are subject to unnecessary stress. An evidence based argument is offered that homework is not beneficial academically, mentally or emotionally for young students, and is therefore not justifiable for the stress and pressure it puts on them. The three primary stakeholder perspectives examined were those of teachers, students, and parents because of their relation to the issue and for the comparison of each participant's opinion. Scholarly literature was …