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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Henry books (Davide Cali) volume 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"WHEN TO USE THIS BOOK: Whenever you haven't finished your homework. CAUTION: Each excuse may only be used once."--from back cover."
Author
Series
Fly Guy volume 15
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
Buzz is writing a fairy tale for homework, and Fly Guy naturally assumes the role of a handsome prince, who fends off a giant and rescues a beautiful princess.
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Language
English
Description
Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically...
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Language
English
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Description
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...
16) License to wed
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Newly engaged couple, Ben Murphy and Sadie Jones can't wait to be married and live their life together. The problem is that Sadie's family church, St. Augustine's, is run by Reverend Frank, who won't bless them until they pass his patented, "fool-proof" marriage-prep course. The course consists of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy. Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Homework is the cause of more friction between schools and home than any other aspect of education and becomes the prime battlefield when schools, families, and communities view one another as adversaries. This comprehensive fourth edition tackles all the tough questions: What's the right amount of homework? What role should parents play in the homework process? What is the connection between homework and achievement?
This essential reference offers...
Author
Series
A Is for Elizabeth volume 01
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 520L
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth, the second-grade sister of Justin Case, is excited about her first homework assignment but it leads her to start a protest of alphabetical order.--
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Molly and her friend Susan have different ideas about how to present their school report on George Washington. Includes historical notes on George Washington and a recipe for cherry-nut cupcakes.
20) Class action
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
With the help of his older sister, his three best friends, and his elderly neighbor, sixth grader Sam Warren brings a class action suit against the Los Angeles School Board, arguing that homework is unconstitutional, and his case goes all the way to the Supreme Court.
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