Homework By Rachel Vail

In “End Homework Now” (April 2001), Etta Kralovec and John Buell explained that they should end homework due to the limit of time it restricts them to have, the unfairness from kids from different homes, and the results of drop outs they’re having because of it. The writers explains his argument by saying that student’s parents now have to work more hours resulting to less time being with their kids; nevertheless, help them with their homework. Kralovec and Buell both tries to convince the idea of getting rid of homework because students might also not have the recourses to complete it. The authors discusses these ideas in hope to reach out to the parents, to inform them that homework might not be the solution to a successful career, and the

The general argument made by author Vicki Abeles in her work “Is the drive for success making our children sick?”, explains students should not be given so much homework. Throughout her article, Vicki uses statistics and ethos to persuade schools to stop packing on assignments. She uses an informed tone throughout the article to wheedle schools.

Pickhardt states that in some cases the middle school teachers give parents the wrong message. This message is to let the student not do the work and fail as they will learn more from their consequences. Pickhardt explains how most of these students need to learn from the academic failure and letting them fail would mean that there would be a lack of effort in wanting to do work. Here parents can help the students by giving them support to continue giving the most academic work that can be done. Sixth grade students don’t get the attention that they

What strikes me the most about this text is that the writer, Jill Carroll, seems to

The author of the article “My insane Homework Load Taught Me How To Game The System”, Elif Koc, wanted to explain how her homework load caused her and her friends to find a way to complete their schoolwork with minimized efforts. On a daily basis, she was overwhelmed with the amount of work her teachers dumped on her. She was forced to increase her efficiency, by less than ethical means, in order to survive high school. Her attitude was very realistic, albeit unforgiving. She knows that her teachers would have been upset with her, and would have been upset with their students if they were caught doing what the rest of their grade is guaranteed to be participating in. Although she does not show any remorse for her actions and argues that it is the fault of the education system, as its expectations are misguided. She would do enough work of her homework that her teacher would think she had done the assignment. Koc learned how to be a good student, not a good learner.

A longitudinal analysis of NAEP data by the Brookings Institution’s Tom Loveless in 2014 found that more 9-year-olds were regularly doing homework than their parents' generation: In 1984, 35% of students reported no homework the previous night. By 2012, that had shrunk to 22%. But the share of 9-year-olds reporting an hour or more of homework was also down by two percentage points in that same period, from 19% to 17%. The percentage reporting less than an hour of homework had risen from 41% to 57%. Loveless also found that 27% of 17-year-olds reported having no homework. And the share of 17-year-olds who spent more than two hours a night on homework remained unchanged at 13%. This shows that a lot of students are having homework. Kirkwood High School was trying an experiment for the sake of student and teacher mental health. Some schools across the country have already tried discarding homework, and many reports success and positive feedback from students and

A second grade teacher’s note to parents have caught the eyes of many and has arose a bit of speculation in Texas. In her letter home she states that there will be no homework other than unfinished classwork from that day. She then states that instead she recommends the parents should focus on eating as a family, reading together, playing outside and getting to bed early (Brandy Young). Endless studies have proven that sleep is one of the most important factors in success for the body and mental health. Other studies such as social interaction and attention from adult figures the child looks up upon have showed great benefits for children in and out of the classroom as well. Ms. Young backs herself up by saying, “research

In our class some kids forget their homework. I’m not saying it’s not a mistake but it has become more of a problem as the year has gone by. You can fix this problem by doing many things. You could get organised, or even put it in your folder right after you get that worksheet or assignment done. If you forget your homework at school you could ask your teacher if you could come in before class starts and do your homework at that time. But with that solution comes another. If you can come in for recess you could get your homework done at that time or you could get it done at AP. That’s how you could fix the problem of forget your

There are many key components of every student’s high school experience: classes, social events, planning for the future, and, of course, homework. Some get more assignments than others depending on the rigor of one’s courses, but everyone is bound to be assigned homework in high school; in some cases, it can make or break students’ GPAs. Despite its appearances in nearly every high school across the country and the world, homework has become a hotly debated topic as of late due to increasing quantities of assignments and the immense pressure put on students to complete them. Some feel that it’s the natural course of the education system, while some believe that it’s all becoming nearly uncontrollable. The different perspectives on this issue have put teachers, parents, students, and

Schools have a tremendous job that the American society expects them to uphold and keep on standard. That job is educating our youth to be the next leaders and figures in generations to come. This requires schools to adapt and incorporate appropriate techniques and procedures that will in the end provide kids the best education possible. However one of those tools, homework, has taken a decline when it comes to the minds of young children in the elementary schools of the L.A. county school district. According to an Edutopia research study, “young students are still developing study habits like concentration and self-regulation” (Terada ,1) translating into the loss of homework’s value and validity within the context of children. There needs to be a clear instruction to outline the specifics of limiting the number of hours and the types of homework assignments a child in the grades 1st-4th has to work on outside of class, while at the same time supplementing this policy by providing a diversified after school program able to reach any child’s needs. This educational policy will in turn revamp the educational value embedded in homework from the perspectives of children and set them on a path to be successful all while maintaining the youthfulness of being a child.

“ Sounds obvious, sure, but It’s one thing that can help the most. You wouldn’t hang out playing video games all week and then think you can star in a basketball game on Friday with no practice, would you? It’s the same with homework.” Homework is just practice in order to pass tests and so we can remember the lesson longer because we did some problems on your own. Homework is very important for our grade, but no one does homework( including myself). I procrastinate a lot, but with time, i will be able to do it automatically. In college, we will have fewer opportunities to turn in late assignments or have retakes so we need to make it a habit of doing our homework. Since homework is also such a large part of our grades it is important to turn it in on time because colleges and universities look at us since your freshman year and they are looking how responsible we are and are determining if they actually want us in their school or

"I am so overwhelmed with all of my homework; I have no time to do it," said Dominick Howard. This adequately describes many students' attitudes toward school work. Many students, like Dominick, believe they do not have enough time to do homework, and they believe they need free days in order to complete such work. Although many teachers believe free days would mess with their schedules and schools already give sufficient time to complete work, students are given too much work without being given enough time and need free days in order to keep up.

An educator’s goal should be to assign meaningful homework assignments that engage student’s interests. The amount of homework assigned to students only increases in complexity and amount as students’ progress through the elementary school, middle school, and high school. Completing homework and turning it in on time isn’t a new concept for students attending American schools. So, why is it that the same students fail to complete their homework day after day? Why is it that some students spend more time on a homework assignment than others? These are the questions that I wanted to answers to. Luckily, other educators have been baffled by this epidemic of not completing homework, and have conducted their own research to improve student self-regulation

In the United States, according to the Institute of Education Sciences, “In fall 2015, about 50.1 million students will attend public, elementary, and secondary schools. Of these, 35.2 million will be in prekindergarten through grade 8 and 14.9 million will be in grades 9 through 12.” During attendance at these schools, students usually tend to receive homework that is assigned by the teacher to be completed on time outside of class instruction. With this distribution of homework, there has been a call to question the banning of this tool in most schools. However, there are numerous arguments to be made in the denial of banning homework.

In a Facebook post from 2015, Katie Nemeth, a Lone Peak graduate, writes about how homework taught her “how to prioritize time, work hard…[and] learn patience.” With high students enrolling in so many classes, it can be hard for them to manage the full load of homework assigned each week. In truth, learning to manage time wisely becomes a key skill for students that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Being able to commit to a project by setting prioritizing the day so that there is ample time to work hard is an extremely important and beneficial ability to develop. Serrano also talks about life skills taught through homework by saying, “Homework helps students develop self-discipline, responsibilities, and good habits and attitudes.” It is easy for today’s youth to simply set aside homework so they can spend time scrolling through social media feeds, doing some online shopping, and binge watching Netflix and other television programs. However, being able to practice some self-discipline by turning away from their phones and televisions for just a little while will prove beneficial in both the immediate future as well as in years to