Once your child hits middle school the function of homework changes because homework actually starts to benefit kids when they're a little older.
Harris Cooper, the author of The Battle Over Homework, says that students’ grades and test scores actually do improve the more homework they do.
But there’s a catch, or rather, a threshold. While it’s certainly true that children in middle school benefit academically from after-school assignments, experts stop seeing any more improvement after about 45 minutes for kids in grades six through eight.
Another thing to consider is how the homework is assigned and completed. Turns out, tech-based learning formats have a vital role in education. A study by the American Educational Research Association found that introducing an online homework tool to seventh graders in Maine benefited student performance, especially in the math department.
