Jared Bregg Formsma 5th Homework As a Deterrent You're sitting in class and you notice the clock is about to end class and you're sitting there hoping that the teacher forgets about the homework. You've probably been in that exact situation before right. Well that fear is valid because all homework does is stop students from pursuing their passions, stressing them out, and giving unneeded pressure/anxiety Whenever I get home I usually relax for a little while, play some video games read, watch stuff but then I realize I need to do my homework and that is actively stopping me from doing things I enjoy and doing the things I want to do. It also stops me from doing the things I enjoy with my friends; I was talking to my friends and we finally got the time to do something that is normally incredibly hard to do since we are in different time zones and it requires a lot of other things to fall into place but then I realized that I couldn't because I hadn't done my homework yet. "We believe that schoolwork should be done at school, and the work that's done at home should be family time" (Gronkh, Kennedy 1). What the authors are saying is that by giving the homework they're driving students from not spending time with their family and friends. It's cutting into the personal time of students when the …show more content…
There have been multiple occasions where I have been talking and I'm just hit with a wave of nausea and am suddenly stressed out because I realized I have a lot of homework and it's constantly on my mind and my entire evening is ruined all because of homework. Homework in American schools is just given because that's how it's always been done, there is evidence of a small increase in test scores but it is not worth the stress homework causes. That would be like climbing a mountain to get water because it's cheaper than buying it at the store. No study has confirmed the non-academic benefits of homework work ethic (Khone
Most students believe that they have too much homework and not a sufficient time to finish it on time and it’s killing them. In these two essays “Too Much Homework, Too Little Time” by user name Laxdoublek on Teenink.com and “Satire: Homework Epidemic” by Ellen Keith of Medford High School, have many similarities and differences about the topic homework. Their essays are for everyone to realize just how much homework students in school are given. Keith does a better job getting her point across to the reader than Laxdoublek.
In ‘’Down with Homework’’ with Alfie Kohn. Kohn believes that homework is a bother to kids. He believes that kids’ lives’ will be easier and less stressful if they didn’t have homework. Homework puts a lot of stress on a kid and the teachers have to remember that these kids are little and that every family is different. Assignee too much homework could result in kid not doing the homework or giving up on school. I agree with Kohn because I’ve been there and I’m observing the same problem with my sisters. The more homework they have the more they don’t want to do it. Homework does not improve student learning.
There have been so many studies recently that talk about how homework has started to become more burdensome for more students. The United States has gone from teaching to shoving homework in kids’ faces to keep them on the idea that school is always there. Classes have been extended from 45 minutes each day to an hour and a half. This was supposed to allow students work time at the end of classes and get help when needed. Instead, teachers lecture from beginning to end. This gives no time for students to get the help they need when can’t come in any other time. The rationale has changed in America that doing more, always means doing better. This, however, can be the downfall to anything. There can’t be homework assigned just for busy work, that becomes a waste of time. The homework needs to be assigned as a thoughtful way to engage students, so they know what is being
As an example, in the article, “High School Homework: Are American Students Overworked?”, Lauren Miller declares, “However, in countries like the Czech Republic, Japan, and Denmark, which have higher-scoring students, teachers give little homework...more homework clearly does not mean a higher test score”. This manifests that students should be given less homework, allowing more time to study and even enjoy life as oppose to sitting at a desk for 2 to 4 hours. Moreover, Miller also points out “Too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity, and most importantly, their love of learning”. This portrays today’s mindset that many students have and learning is viewed as a hardship one must overcome; the enjoyment of learning is absent in today’s curriculum. Thus, the amount of homework given should be limited or even nonexistent due to being proven ineffective in the learning
Homework has been an integral part of education since children started to be educated. Recently however, homework has begun to be assigned more and more often to students, especially in the United States, as it has begun to fall further and further behind countries like China, Singapore, and Japan. Homework is anything assigned by teachers to be completed by the students either at home, or just on their own time. The workload for students has gotten to the point where more and more parents are starting to notice the load for their kids has gotten to be too much. Many kids in high school, even 9th and 10th graders, can have 3 or even 4 hours of homework every night. In the past couple years, homework has gotten so out of control that parents are starting to speak out, and protest the amount of homework that students get each night (Marzano). In addition, studies have been done to determine the value of homework, but overall, the results are mixed at best (Kohn). Even studies that show a positive relationship between homework and test scores, among other things, show that homework is only effective when assigned in a moderate amount. Too much homework can be counter-productive, or have adverse effects on students. Students with too much homework can perform worse on tests, and develop serious physical and mental health problems from too much stress or lack of sleep.
A study in 2002 shows that homework causes kids moods to increased anxiety, depression, anger, and other mood disturbances among students. (Coulson)Kids have a seven hour day of school and then on top of that teachers are piling up a minimum of one thirty minutes worth of homework in each class. Kids get stressed out when they realize that they can't do anything fun in the evening which is suppose to be there fre. Homework causes kids to increases in stress and sleep deprivation.In time because they have to stay at home and finish their homework April, a researcher at Stanford University found that too much homework negatively affects kids by increasing stress and sleep deprivation and generally leaving less time for family, friends, and activities. (Graham)Kids don’t get enough sleep and get even more stressed out which causes them to do worse in school.Homework increases family and there conflict.Homework increases family conflict. And the more parents help with children’s homework, the more tension children experience.(Coulson)Homework causes more family conflict which tears families
When you think about school one of the first things that pops into people’s mind is homework. Basically if you have asked your parents or your grandparents they would say that they remember the homework load. Now we all know that homework can be beneficial but also can be very unhealthy with all of the stress that it causes. Over the years the homework load has increased because of the fact that schools think that they need to try to keep up with other countries in academics. And will doing all of this homework now be all for nothing later? The homework load has increased these past couple of years and it is causing a lot of stress on kids and overall is not helping their academics in the long run.
More and more children are beginning to feel pressured in school. Their teachers are assigning too much homework and they are expected to excel in their classes. Most children are involved in some sort of after school activity with their family and friends. But having large amounts of homework restricts them from having any free time. This
Healthline.com has said that “Students in high achieving neighborhoods who spend too much time on homework have more health problems, stress, and alienation from society.” Being sick of school is one thing, but when school is making you sick because of the homework you have now is bad. Elementary kids having physical problems just from homework can eventually lead to other possible problems down the road. These problems include substance abuse, becoming a high school dropout, and possibly death by suicide. So why risk a student’s life for a few homework
Homework, why it's bad Think about this: An employe is working for 8 hours then there boss asks u to go home and do a two hour of work and they have two kids at home that need to still eat dinner and one of them have to go to basketball practice and the other has to go to work at the same time and they have to finish the job their boss gave them. This is how some students feel they go to should eight hours a day then go home and have to do more work but at the same time they have something they need to do other than do more school work. According to the author in the article why homework is bad for kids states a lot of reasons why homework is bad for kids one of the main reasons is that kids are too overwhelmed with homework that they drop out of school is because of conflicts at home between parents and children about homework and missing and Incomplete homework from school that is bringing down there grade.
Many parents are also bothered over the force of homework on the connection between their kids and teens.... ... middle of paper ... ... Think about how much homework we’ve done since we were in kindergarten, how many times we’ve stayed up and woke up half-awake, how many times we’ve kept others awake, and how much paper we’ve wasted. If you think that is a lot, think of all of the students around the world doing the same.
Usually, parents are the first people to notice that their child is becoming too stressed out. Almost 40 percent of parents say their high-schooler is experiencing a lot of stress from school, according to a new NPR poll conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. In most cases, that stress is from academics, not social issues or bullying, the poll found. (NPR). This information shows just how needless homework is. Work that is assigned by teachers should be finished during the class period instead of at home so that the stress factor is diminished. Students do not need the added pressure of trying to finish all of their homework for every one of their classes before the assignment is due the next day. Too much stress from homework can also make students physically sick from worrying about finishing it and staying up late through the night to finish it. “We found a clear connection between the students’ stress and physical impacts -- migraines, ulcers and other stomach problems, sleep deprivation and exhaustion, and weight loss,” says Denise Pope, co-author of the study. (Daily Mail). Students should not be getting physically sick because of school. School is meant to promote learning and success, not sickness and
In conclusion, homework is a waste of time. Time that can be better spent is with family and having fun participating in extracurricular activities. Eliminating homework allows students the reward of free time and the invaluable time spent with family. Homework creates unnecessary stress and strain for parents and students alike. Also, homework allows teachers to pawn off their own teaching responsibilities to students and parents with hours of homework. Homework is not beneficial and it should be banned for students Kindergarten thru 8th grade.
Today, many students report more anxiety due to stress than child psychiatric patients did in the 1950’s. In a 2006 survey of 1,300 students at a public high school in Needham, Massachusetts found that 58% of the students surveyed reported between a great deal of stress and extreme stress due to homework (Bennett and Kalish). Many students in today’s time, have so many things to do that it is difficult for them to come home, only to have to finish five to six hours of homework. This, with the added effects of after school activities and technology, only adds to the stress that is put on students.
We all know the downfall of homework: the frustration and exhaustion, family conflict, time loss, and decreasing interest in learning. No study has ever demonstrated any academic achievement linked to assigning homework. There is also no support to the fact that homework provides nonacademic benefits at any age. Here are a few examples: building character, promoting self-discipline, or teaching good work habits. All teachers who assign homework want to believe that the gain outweighs the pain. Although, there is no evidence of that and they must rely on faith (“Homework: No Proven Benefits”, pg. 1). Michellea, a mother of a middle school student, says that some work can reinforce certain skills, but hours of homework are unhealthy and unproductive. Mominseattle agrees. She contemplates that such a heavy load can result in potential drawbacks to the students. Hours of homework a night plus a full day of school can be just as much work as an adult at a full-time job. She believes students should enjoy their childhood, as short as it already is. MagnetMom complains about how her daughter’s homework takes away her beneficial sleep. With busy families, like hers, they have many after school activities, so when they get home, they do not have time for too much homework. She says ...