In fact, in 1901 the legislature in California passed an act that basically abolished homework for all students from kindergarten up to the eighth grade.
By the 1990s,the attitudes of most Americans favored homework to a considerable degree and now it is found in most parts of the country for students from grade.
The invention of homework can be dated back to the 1095 in the city of Venice.
All the credit mostly goes to Roberto Nevilis for being one of the first to give homework.
Since formal educational system was developed at the same time as homework it became a part of it in European countries.
Roberto Nevilis, who was an Italian educator, assigned homework to his students as a punishment for unruly behavior.
In the United States homework was rarely practiced in most places until the turn of the 20th century.
In fact, in 1901 the legislature in California passed an act that basically abolished homework for all students from kindergarten up to the eighth grade.
However, attitudes began changing after World War II when the Cold War was settling in and the need for more scientists in particular was encouraged.
By the 1990s,the attitudes of most Americans favored homework to a considerable degree and now it is found in most parts of the country for students from grade.