While many parents worry that their children are assigned too much homework, studies show that American students do very little homework, on average. 

Janine Bempechat, clinical professor of human development at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, the author of a new article, “The Case for (Quality) Homework.” talks with Marty West why homework improves learning and how parents can help.

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