Examines reasons given by high school students that they do not do homework. Argues that teachers must stop dismissing students' criticisms of homework; ask themselves if the criticism is deserved; and start thinking critically about exactly what they assign, under what conditions, and why. (SR)

Like other parents who phoned her at work, a dedicated associate commissioner of education grew increasingly frustrated with a system that failed to challenge her children. She enrolled them in a private alternative school that stressed community and viewed education as a privilege demanding great student effort. (MLH)

The report examines issues in block scheduling as it affects foreign language teaching and learning. First, key questions related to block scheduling are discussed from the perspective of student learning, access, and workload. These include questions concerning the potential of block learning to improve achievement and rate of learning, to…