Editing Homework (section)

== Purposes ==
[[File:Boy doing homework (4596604619).jpg|thumb|A child completing their homework]]
The basic objectives of assigning homework to students often align with [[school]]ing in general. However, teachers have many purposes for assigning homework, including:<ref>Synthesis of research on homework. H Cooper - ''Educational Leadership'', 1989 - addison.pausd.org</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Needlmen|first=Robert|title=Homework: The Rules of the Game|url=http://www.homework-desk.com/robert-needlman-book/|access-date=2014-03-18|archive-date=2014-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318134313/http://www.homework-desk.com/robert-needlman-book/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Epstein|first1=Joyce L.|last2=Voorhis|first2=Frances L. Van|date=2001-09-01|title=More Than Minutes: Teachers' Roles in Designing Homework|journal=Educational Psychologist|volume=36|issue=3|pages=181–193|doi=10.1207/S15326985EP3603_4|s2cid=144975563|issn=0046-1520}}</ref>
* reinforcing skills taught in class
* extending skills to new situations
* preparing for future class lessons
* engaging students in [[active learning]]
* developing [[time management]] and [[study skills]]
* promoting parent-student communications
* encouraging collaboration between students
* fulfilling school/[[School district|district]] policies 
* demonstrating a rigorous school program to others
* [[School discipline|punishing]] a student or a class