I’ve just come across a great article in the Observer entitled Why homework isn’t working. It talks about the strain homework can put on families and the fact that very little learning takes place as a result of the boring homework usually set. If it was up to me I wouldn’t set any, or I’d make it optional. Unfortunately, I can’t so I set the minimum amount I can and try to make at as interesting as possible. My Year 10 students, for example, are blogging pretty much all of their History homework…