# Kids

Do Kids Really Need Homework?

A precocious 11-year-old in the 5th grade, Ben Berrafato, is challenging one of America's most endearing and widely held beliefs, eloquently arguing against the need for homework. He may be right, say experts like the author of "The Case Against Homework."

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Despite Naysayers, Scout Earns Every Merit Badge Spurred On by Grandmother

Even though his Scoutmaster said it couldn't be done in the time remaining, a Lond Island teen managed to earn all 121 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America. His inspiration came from his grandmother who was dying and said, "Why don't you try to earn every one?"

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Atlanta Kids Get Inaugural Surprise (Video)

A group of students at Atlanta's Ron Clark Academy thought they'd just be performing their song 'Dear Obama' at a news conference on Wednesday. But after finishing the song, the kids got a big surprise.

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Wish Comes True for Boy With Cancer to Meet President Bush

A 12 year-old boy with brain cancer was granted his wish by the Make-a Wish foundation -- to meet with President Bush. He has some advice for parents of kids with cancer, too: "It's going to be alright."

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Ten Signs of Peace on Earth: The Children's Culture Connection

Dina Fesler, the founder of Children's Culture Connection has discovered that when we give American children a taste of the world's cultures, it helps them connect with kids who have very little, and empowers them by showing that they, in fact, can make a difference in the lives of others.

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Teens Trudge in Frigid Cold for Kids on Other Side of Globe

All throughout December, high school students walked to school in the frigid Minnesota temperatures (zero degrees) to symbolically walk in the shoes of thirsty children who have no clean water access near their homes, and to raise money to do something about it. It's called the Wayzata Walk for Water.

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With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators

The Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project in Marquette was created to protect pollinators like butterflies because billions of honeybees are dying across the world. Some butterflies can thank Marquette and Native American teens for their future survival.

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National Day of Encouragement- September 12

A visionary group of teenagers in Arkansas identified the biggest problem facing youth and society today -- the lack of encouragement. The students felt the best solution for addressing the root of many negative problems today was to confront the discouragement first, and to empower one another through words and acts of inspiration and support. They launched a national day of encouragement and chose September 12 in hopes of balancing the discouraging feelings of 9/11.