Should Children Have Homework? (What's Your Point? Reading and Writing Opinions)

Homework helps you learn new things, but it may leave you with less time for fun activities like playing sports. These third grade students give arguments for and against homework. After reading their arguments, you may change your point of view on whether children should have homework.

Australian educator and internationally known literacy specialist Tony Stead has both taught in elementary schools and lectured at universities. Past president of the Melbourne Chapter of the Australian Reading Association, he is the author of numerous publications, including Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing and Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Tony has been a keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences and works with school districts around the world in literacy consulting and teaching.