Advertisement

Should homework be scrapped?

As many schools are looking to limit the spread of Covid 19 in their schools, homework has been s...

Share this article

18.52 15 Sep 2020


Should homework be scrapped?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

18.52 15 Sep 2020


As many schools are looking to limit the spread of Covid 19 in their schools, homework has been stalled in many schools, so as to help slow the spread of germs.

So if we can do without homework for a while, then could it be scrapped altogether?

Louise Bayliss is Co-Founder and spokesperson for Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids, and Larissa Nolan is a freelance journalist.  They debated the merits of homework on Tuesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder.


Related Episodes

UK and more to sanction Israel...

00:10:32

UK and more to sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank

The Hard Shoulder

00:10:32


Coimisiún na Meán launch inves...

00:07:22

Coimisiún na Meán launch investigation into X - what does it mean?

The Hard Shoulder

00:07:22


How important are texting habi...

00:06:40

How important are texting habits in a healthy relationship?

The Hard Shoulder

00:06:40


PISA 2025 study ranks Irish st...

00:06:27

PISA 2025 study ranks Irish students first for reading in EU

The Hard Shoulder

00:06:27