I hope that the anecdotes you collect here will simply be a supplement to a review of that research. Definitely. We're a small alternative school, of about 30

I hope that the anecdotes you collect here will simply be a supplement to a review of that research. Definitely. We're a small alternative school, of about 30 students. We're planning to revise our policy with students. We're going to collect student stories about homework first, then look at some research, then look at a few exemplary policies, and then draft our own. We'll include some measures of whether the policy is meaningful or not as well; a policy that isn't followed well is meaningless. I feel strongly that people's stories put the research in context. Knowing personal stories around homework makes the research much more meaningful and relevant to students. All this is to say that your students, especially your smart ones, will rebel against doing their homework. Yes! They already do, because many of them have been burned by years of bad homework policies. We're trying to undo the effect of those bad policies, and build a positive mindset around doing meaningful work that students are interested in outside of class time.