> They are saying "practice does not improve skill", which goes completely against the past century or so of research in psychology. You haven't made the argum

> They are saying "practice does not improve skill", which goes completely against the past century or so of research in psychology. You haven't made the argument that what they are practicing is valuable or effective. I'm sure they get better at doing homework by doing a lot of homework, but do they develop any transferable skills? It seems you are begging the question here.