Let's examine the study just a bit.
... in countries where they spend more time on homework, the achievement results are lower.
Could it be that they're spending too much time on social brainwashing rather than eduction? Hmm, doesn't seem to have been included.
The amount of homework is a really critical issue for kids. If they are overloaded they are not going to be happy and not going to enjoy it. There are other things kids want to do that are very valuable things for them to be doing.
So what they learn is to do only what they enjoy - that will really help them in their college and working careers!!
... the majority of 10 and 11-year-olds - 59 per cent - do less than two hours of homework per week
Less than two hours per week isn't homework - maybe the real problem is that they're not doing enough!!
I review resumes everyday and the quality is appalling (misspelled words, incomplete sentences, etc. - even with spell check!). I guess it should come as no surprise if this is any indication of what they learn (if you can call this learning).
Luckily by the time high school rolled around, homework was limited to math (where it is needed) and major work projects (again where it is needed). My grades also went up then to a solid B, enough to get me into college where I eventually became an attorney.
I'm not against quality homework. I had tons of it in law school. It wasn't graded, but if you didn't keep up with reading, you're gone. Almost everyone did it. Those who didn't, did it when they learned how important it was after the 2nd class.
I rarely did homework. When stuff was assigned I did it in remaining time in class or mostly not at all. Aced all my tests. Repetition is overrated as a learning tool. Some stuff clearly needs to be homework, reading assignments and similar. But most homework was “now that we’ve taught you this do it 20 times” when really all you need is to do something 3 or 4 times in ways that are different than what was taught so that you have to apply it.
This guy obviously has a hidden agenda.The agenda isn't hard to figure out:
1. Coddle teachers unions; make their job as easy as possible.
2. Create an army of graduating ignoramuses who will willingly vote socialist.
One of the most successful educational systems is the Jewish ‘yeshiva’, where the students comes to class having read teh lesson and prepared to discuss it.
The parent does not ask what did you learn, but “what questions did you ask?”
Pubkil skools are in failure mode.