Homework Over Two Hours

Having homework over two hours is not beneficial for middle schoolers. Since these students receive so much homework they will be stressed out, can get into poor cheating habits and it can be a time waster. Despite these drawbacks, some people believe that middle schoolers should be getting a large amount of homework. It is not imperative for students to have hours of homework each night. Students can get stressed out because of the overload of homework and it can be too much to handle. Homework

Homework Should Be Banned Late nights, eyes only kept open by ungodly amounts of coffee, and never ending piles of paper: these are all symptoms of the nation-sweeping homework epidemic. Students are assigned hours upon hours of after school homework every day — but is it really necessary? Oftentimes, homework causes more harm than good on the mental, physical, and social health of students; therefore, after school assignments should be limited to the four core classes, minimizing those loads as

ending piles of paper: these are all symptoms of the nation-sweeping homework epidemic. Students are assigned hours upon hours of after school homework every day — but is it really necessary? Oftentimes, homework causes more harm than good on the mental, physical, and social health of students; therefore, after school assignments should be limited to the four core classes, minimizing those loads as much as possible, because more homework does not necessarily lead to highly successful students, immense

pile of homework she had that was due the next day. She had gotten at least forty minutes of homework for each class and told it was due the next day. “Goodni-Emily it is Eleven o’clock at night, are you barely starting on your homework?!” Emily’s mom yelled as she noticed Emily doing her homework. “No mom, I’ve been doing my homework since six o’clock. I have so much and I’m not even close to being done!” Emily replied, frustrated. “Are you serious? Have you really been working on homework all day

Ever since I can remember I’ve hated Homework. Almost every kid and even most adults I know despise and resent it. Too much homework can cause stress, bad behavior/attitude, sleep deprivation, lower self-esteem, and poor social skills. There are many statistics to back the argument that too much homework is harmful. In 2013, research conducted at Stanford University found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems

Sadie Muncey Mrs. Maichael Macey ELA 9H 19 December, 2016 Banning Weekend Homework Imagine going back after a nice winter break. All calm and relaxed, you sit in your first period class. The teacher starts talking about the subjects that were taught before break. None of them are coming back and you have to relearn all of them. No homework was done over the break and it is negatively affecting the learning process. Homework has many nonacademic benefits. It is crucial in college and no school could

students in the United States said that homework was their primary cause of stress (Strauss 2). Even though teachers and parents are seeing the negative effects of unreasonable amounts of homework, it is still being practiced. Excessive amounts of homework causes stress levels to increase, creates issues with health and sleep for high school students, and has a negative effects on family time and parents; therefore teachers should limit homework to only two hours or less per night for highschool students

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

done at home, homework was viewed favorably. During the 1940s, the emphasis in education shifted from drills to problem solving. Currently, homework is required by all that leads to academic success. Required. That word seems to scare many and stress all. There is nothing worse than watching a child struggle to accomplish a task that is required for completion. Stress will overcome them, and the depression overwhelms their body, causing them to stop trying. When students are assigned hours worth of homework

desks secluded in their room, for hours on end, dutifully studying for the next day’s exam has been around for quite some time. But recent studies have shown that just because a child is doing homework, does not mean he or she is learning (Kohn). The fact is, the homework teachers have assigned has gone up dramatically. In 1981, children ages six to nine received about 44 minutes of homework a week. By 1997, children six to nine were receiving almost two hours of homework a week (Chaika) That number has