Alfie Kohn, author of Start Italic The Homework Myth End Italic. "Homework is all pain and no gain." Points out that no study has ever found a correlation between homework and academic achievement in elementary school, and that there is little reason to believe that homework is necessary in high school. In fact, it may even diminish interest in learning. "One of the reasons that we continue to dole out mountains of homework is our obsession with standardized tests. The standards and accountability craze that has our students in its grip argues for getting tougher with children, making them do more mindless worksheets at earlier ages so that we can score higher in international assessments. It's not about learning; it's about winning. From Alfie Kohn’s perspective, homework for high school students .
A.
is most useful when it involves worksheets
B.
may cause students to care less about learning
C.
can lead to US dominance on international tests of learning
D.
should be based on how well the students did in elementary school

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D