Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

When Brother Bear's spends too much time on sports and brings home a terrible report card, the whole family pitches in to help him improve his grades.

"Abby really doesn't want to do her homework. So she creates a black hole to swallow it up ... but the black hole turns into a baby universe!"--

In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the media, and "homework gap" issues based on shifting demographics have affected the homework controversy; and what recent research as well as common sense tell us about the effects of homework on student learning. She also explores how the current homework debate has been reshaped by forces including...

A young boy imagines many types of situations when he can not find his homework.

"Book for kids that provides specific tips for starting, doing, and finishing homework. The book teaches kids how to manage their homework, explains the benefits of doing homework, and includes information about homework distractions, including social media and electronic devices"--

While the other monsters are ready for some summer fun, Talbot is stuck in summer school. Instead of doing the 20-page book report, Talbot finds a treasure map in the library and decides it is more important than school. He grabs the map, grabs his friend, and is ready for a big adventure. However, the adventure may be more than he can handle. Leaving summer school may be the worst mistake of his life!

Explains how Trevor deprogrammed his brainwashed class from loving homework.

Provides tips and techniques for choosing a topic, conducting research, and writing a report.

Emma needs to write a poem for a school assignment, but she would rather go outside with Dixie and enjoy a snowy day.