A public school in Cumberland County, NJ is making news for an essay assignment to its 8th graders. A scenario is given to which the 13 year old students are told to write a "reactive response".
As New Jersey kids get ready to return to school in a few weeks, a new study confirms what many parents already know - their children are getting too much homework.
Our kids spend a third of their day in school, but the work doesn't stop there. Perhaps the most dreaded part of back-to-school, for both students and their parents, is the return of homework.
Governor Christie has been touting the benefit of a longer school day and year. He first brought it up at his state of the state address and may talk more about tomorrow night on “Ask The Governor.”
Lots of New Jersey students and perhaps some parents think too much homework is being given every night, but a new report finds that's probably not the case.
Judi was discussing how it still amazes her how much homework kids get nowadays. To Judi, it just seems as if they get so much more than she or even her older kids received when they were students.