Homework's not supposed to be about improving performance though; it's about letting the parents see what work the kids are doing, it's about seeing which kids understand the material and which kids are struggling. Kids should get homework tasks.
What they Shouldn't get is pressure to do the homework; homework should not account for any part of your grades at lower level schooling, homework should not be mandatory tasks (though if a child literally never does any of it there should be an investigation into why) the tasks would be better served with a explanation sheet for parents/guardians in cases where the teaching methods have moved on and parents are often confused by the new way (like this method of adding that is akin to getting change at the shop which American parents seem completely unable to make head nor tails of) .
Self guided learning should always be encouraged but it shouldn't be a chore that puts people off from a lifetime of discovery.
Homework's not supposed to be about improving performance though; it's about letting the parents see what work the kids are doing, it's about seeing which kids understand the material and which kids are struggling. Kids should get homework tasks.
What they Shouldn't get is pressure to do the homework; homework should not account for any part of your grades at lower level schooling, homework should not be mandatory tasks (though if a child literally never does any of it there should be an investigation into why) the tasks would be better served with a explanation sheet for parents/guardians in cases where the teaching methods have moved on and parents are often confused by the new way (like this method of adding that is akin to getting change at the shop which American parents seem completely unable to make head nor tails of) .
Self guided learning should always be encouraged but it shouldn't be a chore that puts people off from a lifetime of discovery.
Balance...always.