While not completely abolished, homework should be issued much more cautiously. Most of the reasons against homework listed in the article are rather signs of b

While not completely abolished, homework should be issued much more cautiously. Most of the reasons against homework listed in the article are rather signs of bad homework. Homework should mean that the child spends a reasonable (depending on age) time to try to apply the (hopefully) learned skills on her own and without supervision. Failure to do so should trigger some interaction with the teacher, not punishment. For that reason, parents should also mostly stay out of homework. While traditionally school time in Germany ended at 1pm, there are now models, where the children stay at school after lunch and working on their "homework" in special sessions where some teacher is present for questions and interaction, not taking any of the homework home.