Kindergarten has taken some getting used to for Walker Sheppard, who didn’t attend preschool or day care. Besides all the new rules to remember, there’s a new nightly routine: homework.

Royce Winnick shared a photo of the worksheet that was intended for 5-year-olds, and though it starts out simple enough, the last question makes little sense no matter your age.

That’s hardly new news. I started teaching in 1967 and the conventional wisdom then was not to assign homework before Grade 6. The only homework for lower grades was to do work not completed at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Kindergarten children are too young for homework and learn from play, according to a parent group. Many schools expect kindergarten ...

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