“TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE; too easy or too difficult; a stimulus to student success or student alienation; an enlightened or lazy teaching indicator; a character builder or self-esteem degrader; too demanding or too contemptuous of parents; a stimulus to national economic vigor or behavioral conformism” (Gill & Schlossman, 2004). I can only imagine that so many hear all these complaints about homework every day, from teachers, parents, students and anyone connected to the education system. There is most likely no perfect answer to homework problems. However, there has to be a better way than what students deal with on a daily basis today. “Clearly the homework debates that began well over a hundred years ago are still with us today” (Kralovec, 2007). Some people believe that homework is beneficial to students and their education, while others believe that homework assignments are excessive. However, like many parents, I watch homework come home and it often seems like it's more of a chore than anything else. Even worse, sometimes these are topics that were not covered during the day due to lack of time, so they are sent home. As a parent, I have always understood that homework assignments should serve to reinforce what students learn during the school day. It shouldn't be something that is "Parents can be better advocates, on the one hand, by helping their children brainstorm solutions or approaches that will lead to solutions and, on the other, by talking to their children's teachers about homework struggles Real support in such a situation might also involve encouraging the school to form school-wide discussion groups on the pros and cons of homework – a dialogue that protects the integrity of a student's work while pushing for it. the school towards a thoughtful and reasonable program” (McDermott,