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# Homework

This year
2023
Parent: 'When she can’t figure something out for homework, we head into nuclear meltdown'
Mum Margaret Lynch looks at the debate around homework and asks if it really is serving everyone involved.
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Apr 8th 2023, 7:00 AM
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'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student
Misha McEnaney is a fifth class student. He outlines why he believes homework should be banned for all children.
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May 15th 2020, 7:00 PM
Why not prepping for the Olympics feels a bit like the days when I avoided homework in school
In the first of a series of columns, track cyclist Mark Downey gives his thoughts on Tokyo 2020′s postponement.
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Mar 27th 2020, 7:00 AM
England tap into inside knowledge of Farrell's defensive systems
Forwards coach Steve Borthwick was part of the Lions backroom staff with Farrell in 2017.
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Feb 1st 2019, 2:10 PM
Genia and Wallabies set for 'war of attrition' with statistically-strong Ireland
Scrum-half Will Genia has done his homework on the visiting Six Nations champions.
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Jun 4th 2018, 6:30 AM
Analysis: A clever little moment that sums up Donnacha Ryan's excellence
Munster looked to use a clever lineout play early on against Racing but the Tipp man stopped it.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 9:34 PM
'He tells us that we all have to learn English. In December, I have an exam'
Pep Guardiola has demanded that his foreign players learn English, says Nicolas Otamendi.
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Oct 18th 2017, 6:16 PM
Poll: Should primary school pupils get homework?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
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Sep 20th 2017, 12:45 PM
This is why I'm against... homework
We are all busier these days. Quality time is at a premium. Let’s get rid of the homework and build in more family activity time, writes Eric Nolan.
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Sep 18th 2017, 6:30 AM
A+ for Caballero as goalkeeper confirms he studied Falcao's penalty pattern before game
The Manchester City goalkeeper saved from the Colombian early in the second-half when a goal would’ve made it 3-1 to Monaco.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 12:10 AM
'I don't want them too frustrated': Detail not destruction key for O'Mahony and O'Brien on return
Schmidt is looking for the sort of ‘quality workrate’ Billy Holland provides from everyone in the pack.
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Nov 10th 2016, 6:36 PM
This dad found a heartbreaking detail in his son with autism's homework
“Never have five letters cut me so deep.”
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Sep 24th 2016, 2:53 PM
People are losing it over this student's gas homework misunderstanding
Let’s investigate.
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May 7th 2016, 4:10 PM
These homework responses prove there are two types of kid in the world
Poor Jake has no idea what to do.
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Apr 20th 2016, 11:36 AM
This kid gave a NSFW solution for his desert survival method homework
Well done Alex.
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Feb 23rd 2016, 8:08 AM
Teachers have been sharing the funniest exam answers they have ever come across
“thou shalt not lotto”
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Jan 22nd 2016, 3:59 PM
This kid's version of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech is bloody terrifying
It involves robot spiders. God save us all.
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Jan 20th 2016, 8:42 AM
11 times kids were brutally honest with their homework
Sayin’ it straight.
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Jan 13th 2016, 6:06 PM
A Dublin Senior Infants teacher gave the perfect David Bowie-themed homework last night
Can you hear me Major Tom?
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Jan 12th 2016, 12:22 PM
This little girl found a genius way around answering a homework question
She’s going places.
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Dec 5th 2015, 10:38 AM
17 times kids absolutely nailed their homework
Good work, kids. Gold star.
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Nov 19th 2015, 9:30 PM
This little girl nailed the girl code in a sassy homework answer
Applause emoji.
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Nov 10th 2015, 10:17 AM
18 times kids proved themselves to be miniature geniuses
These kids = smarter than you.
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Nov 4th 2015, 2:10 PM
These photos of a homeless boy doing his homework went viral and changed his life
The pics were taken by a passer-by.
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Jul 10th 2015, 9:02 AM
Do you think schools should ban homework to reduce depression? One UK school is thinking about it
The school is also introducing meditation classes and giving students further to walk between lessons.
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Jun 6th 2015, 1:34 PM
16 homework answers that prove kids are secret geniuses
Wise miniature people roam amongst us.
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Apr 14th 2015, 1:00 PM
This kid handed in the most ingenious homework we have ever seen
Nailed it.
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Apr 9th 2015, 4:01 PM
Seven-year-old girl imagines 'special Easter egg' for homework assignment, nails it
“From now on, call me Ms. Fancy!”
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Apr 7th 2015, 10:10 PM
10 homework struggles every Irish person will remember
OH MY GOD DID WE HAVE ENGLISH??
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Feb 19th 2015, 9:30 PM
Student devises ingenious way of scoring 100% on exam
Connect the dots.
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Dec 10th 2014, 4:36 PM
This kid's homework and his teacher's notes are a joy to behold
“Big poop is in the toilit.”
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Nov 14th 2014, 2:21 PM
16 reasons you should always read over your kid's homework
It’s the little things you can slip up on.
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Apr 18th 2014, 9:30 PM
12 trickster teachers we wish we had in our school days
Teach us your ways!
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Mar 25th 2014, 1:01 PM
Schoolboy leads mass protest asking for extra homework
And he got suspended for it.
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Mar 19th 2014, 1:45 PM
Four per cent of primary schoolchildren never get any parental help with homework
Two thirds of primary school children are assisted daily by their parents with homework, but 4 per cent of primary school children and 28 per cent of secondary school children never receive any.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 2:28 PM
ALERT! You may be suffering from the Sunday Night Fear
AKA the Back-To-Work Fear. Here’s how to recognise it…
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Jul 14th 2013, 8:15 PM
7 things that made you hate doing your homework
The worst thing about your childhood without a doubt.
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Jun 12th 2013, 9:15 PM
Boys ditch homework and mitch school (but still better at maths than girls)
An ESRI conference heard boys are more likely than girls to be absent from school and less likely to do homework.
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May 8th 2013, 4:29 PM
Two Chinese teens take their own lives over unfinished homework: reports
The boys, aged 15 and 13, died in separate incidents – with the high school workload reportedly to blame.
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May 3rd 2013, 8:14 AM
8 reasons you should always check your kid's homework
And we’re not just talking about their educational well-being, either.
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Apr 20th 2013, 6:00 PM
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