Homework: Harmful or Helpful?
Homework is something arrogant teachers give to students that destroy all of the children’s free time with no benefits at all. Teachers might say that students do not like homework because they are too lazy to do it, but there is more to it than that. In my opinion, homework should be banned for many reasons.
Some say that homework might increase grades. This may be true, but at the same time, some children are not learning and just focused on the grades. School should not be all about grades, children do not learn anything with homework because they are to stressed about their time management that the homework has affected. Children who do sports do not have enough time to fit homework in their schedules, which will cause stress and even the possibility of grades going down.
Some people might say that homework helps children be more responsible, but that statement is false. Since children are forced to do their homework, they are not learning anything other than you cannot do certain things like sports, spend time with family, and even sleep. Children need about nine hours of sleep and people who do sports would have practices daily for an amount of time and they would be forced to stay up past their usual curfew. This would make it hard for children to focus in school since they would be so slow sleep deprived. Homework actually has a negative impact because it causes children to be less focused in school. Teachers who give too much homework have a negative impact of children’s life. If a student did not understand the lesson being taught and was given homework about that lesson he would not be able to ask the teacher about how he can actually be able to complete it. If the student could not have completed the homework he would be filled with guilt of not finishing the homework. “For me, homework is a necessary tool to master the content; however, it doesn't --it shouldn't be-- something that takes from family time," said Teresa Childs, a Montevideo Middle School teacherStudents social life are being ruined because of the amount of homework teachers give to them.
In conclusion, students should be able to play outside with friends while they are young, since they get jobs later on in life. In my opinion, it is insane that homework has not been banned nationally because it affects children's health physically and mentally.
Homework is something arrogant teachers give to students that destroy all of the children’s free time with no benefits at all. Teachers might say that students do not like homework because they are too lazy to do it, but there is more to it than that. In my opinion, homework should be banned for many reasons.
Some say that homework might increase grades. This may be true, but at the same time, some children are not learning and just focused on the grades. School should not be all about grades, children do not learn anything with homework because they are to stressed about their time management that the homework has affected. Children who do sports do not have enough time to fit homework in their schedules, which will cause stress and even the possibility of grades going down.
Some people might say that homework helps children be more responsible, but that statement is false. Since children are forced to do their homework, they are not learning anything other than you cannot do certain things like sports, spend time with family, and even sleep. Children need about nine hours of sleep and people who do sports would have practices daily for an amount of time and they would be forced to stay up past their usual curfew. This would make it hard for children to focus in school since they would be so slow sleep deprived. Homework actually has a negative impact because it causes children to be less focused in school. Teachers who give too much homework have a negative impact of children’s life. If a student did not understand the lesson being taught and was given homework about that lesson he would not be able to ask the teacher about how he can actually be able to complete it. If the student could not have completed the homework he would be filled with guilt of not finishing the homework. “For me, homework is a necessary tool to master the content; however, it doesn't --it shouldn't be-- something that takes from family time," said Teresa Childs, a Montevideo Middle School teacherStudents social life are being ruined because of the amount of homework teachers give to them.
In conclusion, students should be able to play outside with friends while they are young, since they get jobs later on in life. In my opinion, it is insane that homework has not been banned nationally because it affects children's health physically and mentally.