Newsmaking Books And Authors Featured In September On The Early Show

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Friday, Sept. 8, 2006

"The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing"

Kids are back in school now, and that means they're coming home every night loaded down with homework.

It can take hours to finish, and it does a lot more harm than good.

At least, that's the charge made by author and education critic Alfie Kohn in his latest book, "The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing."

For one thing, Kohn asserts, it doesn't make kids better students, and it takes away from important family time.

Kohn discussed his conclusions, and book, on The Early Show.

To see an article by Kohn in which he presents his case against homework, click here.

To visit Kohn's Web site, click here.

To watch his appearance on The Early Show, click here.