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After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

Mathematics homework can sometimes cause more harm than good. Supporting kids with maths homework is a common afterschool activity. But beyond the basics, new curricula and teaching strategies are ...