Ending the Homework Hassle
Understanding, Preventing, and Solving School Performance Problems

by John Rosemond

John guides parents through a practical time-saving program that will put an end to their over-involvement in what should be--needs to be--a child's primary responsibility. This book is filled with down-to-earth, commonsensical advice along with step-by-step directions for implementing a successful homework management system, one that strenghtens responsibility, self-sufficiency, and self-esteem. He also addresses just about every school performance problem imaginable from motivating the underachiever to ADD. This book promises to help earn high marks for both parents and children. ©1990

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The Seven Hidden Values of Homework
Adapted from Ending the Homework Hassle

Homework is important for reasons that are obvious and reasons that are not so obvious. Unfortunately, most people - teachers and parents alike - see no further than the obvious.  The immediate, obvious aim of assigning a child homework is the provide that a child with an opportunity to practice and strengthen academic skills. But homework is important for reasons other than good grades. 

Homework can and should be a character-building experience, a stepping-stone toward emancipation.  Managed properly by teachers and parents who have an appreciation for its “hidden values,” homework can help a child become equipped with with certain very essential emotional and behavioral skills, skills he will eventually need to successfully negotiate the oftentimes complex demands of adult life. 

“The Seven Hidden Values of Homework” include the skills of:

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