She told the Washington
Post that she has based her decision on research that clearly shows the benefits of
reading, both silently and aloud, for young children, whereas the benefits of nightly
homework have yet to be backed up
by legitimate studies, despite the fact that many schools and parents act as if it is.
Perhaps it would be helpful if moderators had handy a list of links to
posts in prior threads, and if an over-posted issue is raised give the person the links to the discussion and tell him to first do his
homework by reading the threads, perhaps even disallowing questions that have already been adequately answered or assertions that have already been refuted, or comments that do not contain an explanation as to why the existing treatment is inadequate.