No homework

[Strands. The New York Times, September 23, 2025.]

Yesterday’s Strands has one word that, to my mind, doesn’t fit the theme. Exam, lecture, paper, quiz, reading ? Of course. Homework ? No.

I spent four years in college without doing “homework.” In a 2013 post, I explained my (still standing) objection to the use of the word in a college setting.