“What?! C-?! I studied so much and did SO much homework! I even turned down going to my friend’s house! All that stress for nothing!” We have all been in a similar situation, which makes us wonder, does homework actually help us? Research says no. Homework should not be given out at schools. Homework has no academic benefit, it takes away from other important things in our lives, and can affect kids’ health negatively. The hassle of homework just isn’t worth it! Homework shouldn’t be given out at schools because it doesn’t improve academic achievement. According to research by Penn State researcher David Baker, “Countries with very low average scores- Thailand, Greece, Iran -have teachers that assign a great deal of homework.” This shows that the more homework assigned the worse the scores. Furthermore, in Article 4, it states that, “In some nations like Algeria, Kuwait, and Morocco, more than 1 in 5 4th graders reported high levels of homework.” Since too much homework is …show more content…
According to article 4, reformers (people devoted to bringing reform) in the early 1900s described homework as a ‘sin’ that deprived kids of valuable free time. Furthermore, in article 5 it states, “Kids should be reading for fun, exploring, and being creative.” Reading books that are chosen often don’t fit your likes which puts a bad rep on school and reading specifically. Also, people claim that homework teaches good things such as responsibility and time management; while homework takes away from extracurricular activities that teach the same things but in a more exciting way. To add on to this, a teacher quoted in article 7, "Maybe they can build a treehouse or go for a bike ride around the neighborhood," Horowitz said. "Let's give them a chance to play. Let's give them a chance to dream." Homework deprives kids of valuable time, and shouldn’t be given out to students
Homework: School work that a student is required to do at home. If so required than how do students have time to do anything else? Homework should be banned because it is bad for mental and physical health, also kids have other important things going on, and lastly it is very stressful for the parents. First of all, homework is bad for mental health and physical health. In the article “How Much Homework Is Too Much” by Sarah Caspari Staff, states “That a study published in the American Journal of Family Therapy state's ‘early elementary students are have far more homework than they should be having.
Everytime a kid does his homework, correctly, they are possibly advancing their knowledge and understanding of the subject at hand. Although, Alfie Kohn, author of the book “The Homework Myth” states, “Such policies sacrifice thoughtful instruction in order to achieve predictability, and they manage to do a disservice not only to students but, when imposed from above, to teachers as well” (Suhay). Not all homework will be beneficial. It can harm
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.
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, it’s a waste of time, money, paper and trees. Some people don’t even do the homework or they just copy it off of others the day it’s due so, they didn’t really learn much at all. In addition, if we didn’t do the homework, we may have had a doctor’s appointment or something important we had to do.
Thirdly, is that excessive amounts of homework can take many hours to do and make students deprived of sleep. To start off, homework does not impact students’ academic performances and instead gives stress to students and parents. If homework does not help out students then what reason is there to do it. According to the article, “homework does not benefit children’s grades and is even detrimental to their attitude about school, their grades, their self confidence, their social skills, and their quality of life.” Homework also stresses out students and parents because it takes up so much time of the day for students.
Opponents argue that homework is time consuming. Students might not have enough time to participate in activities after school if teachers routinely assign a lot of homework. The time spent doing homework can cut into the time that students are able to be active (“List of 10 Big Pros and Cons”). If students decide to participate in activities, it can be hard to balance finishing homework and doing well in those activities. When balancing the two things becomes difficult, stress can become a huge factor. If students want to do well in both academics and extracurriculars, they may want to make sure everything is done correctly, and this can take a long time to achieve. Balancing two or more activities can result in a
This all shows that homework has very detrimental effect on a students physical and mental health, and teachers should start contemplating whether homework is actually good. Secondly, homework itself does not improve a students achievement as much as you would think. For example, according to Robert Britt, kids in Japan have
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.
Toppo, states, “17-year-olds who spent more than two hours a night on homework” (Toppo, np). This proves that students are having hours of homework each night. Therefore, it is clear that homework takes up too much
In today’s era, students are faced with the tug-of-war situation of too much stress. Should students really be subject to this kind of stress due to tremendous homework hours? Students go to school between six and seven hours a day. Should they really be given homework that takes them all night to finish? Dr. Michael Nagel says that too much stimulation can be bad for a student’s brain. If the brain doesn’t fully mature until the third decade of life, then do we really want put the amount of stress and stimulation on the brain that homework causes? Do we really want to potentially harm our brain?
Homework is something that every student is faced with and has had to do from generation to generation but that should change. Today’s students are more busy than ever. School, work, jobs it is becoming too much . Innovative schools have discovered that many students benefit from no homework or a limited amount of homework. Homework teaches responsibility and balance. At the same there needs to be time for rest and reciprocation which is also important for a healthy balance. Homework is effective and daunting it should be adjusted to students grades k-12 everyday lives, it helps students to balance in school and out of school tasks.
...supporters say. Homework is also important because there are many types of assignments that cannot be easily completed during the school day, proponents contend. Writing an essay and conducting a science experiment, for example, are both extremely beneficial ways for students to gain a more total understanding of a certain subject, proponents say, but neither assignment is easily completed during classroom hours. Such assignments must be completed at home to be effective, supporters argue. (“Update: Homework”)
Children go to school for seven hours a day, when teachers make them do homework it causes them to get stressed. Furthermore if children understand what they learned at school why do they need to repeat it at home? If children are struggling on a certain subject, teachers should be able to help them directly, not with homework because giving them homework on something they don't know anything about is counterproductive. Instead private tutoring could be something schools provide for failing students and not homework.
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 ...