A revealing moment for me occurred during a recent radio interview. The host asked me how East Asian parents deal with their children’s learning in school. After I had been responding briefly, he chimed in with a knowing tone: “So East Asian parents must be immune to whining!” I believe that my host’s internal thinking
Category Studying / Homework
When did the “homework wars” begin? Decades ago. They heated up during 2006, when two books critical of homework appeared. One was The Case Against Homework, with chapter 3 entitled “The Family Fallout: From Parent to Taskmaster.” The other was The Homework Myth, with chapter 1 entitled “Missing Out on Their Childhoods.” About the first,