How long does the average kid spend on homework?

Among all high school students surveyed (those that reported completing their homework and those that did not), the time allocated to complete homework amounted to less than an hour per day, despite the fact that high school teachers report they assign an average of 3.5 hours of homework per day.

What was homework originally made for?

Why was it invented? Roberto used homework to punish students. He also used it to ensure that his students understood and embraced the learnt lessons fully. However, since the invention emerged when a system for formal education was developed, it became part of the education system in the European countries.

Did Homework used to be a punishment?

An Italian pedagog Roberto Nevilis is considered the real “inventor” of homework. He was the person who invented homework in far 1905 and made it a punishment to his students. From that point of view, teaching can hardly move forward without home lessons. Homework was defined as one of forms of independent work.