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Persuasive Essay Homework

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Have you ever heard a the bell go off signaling the end of the school day and you just want to get home and relax, but you remember you have a ton of homework to do? This constantly happens to me all the time. A lot times I get homework from multiple classes all in one day. Often after school I have sports which already takes up enough time. Usually I get my assignments turned in on time, but to the expense of spending time with friends or family. Sometimes when I get home and start doing my homework I might struggle with the topic and there isn't a teacher there to help me, so I'm left trying to search for websites that might help me or ask my parents to help. Having homework on a daily basis is causing problems for me, and I think incorporating time in the school day can really help in solving this issue. There are many causes to this problem. First of all many teacher feel that they need to give homework to see if a student understands the lesson they are on. I understand why teachers give homework for this reason however there are many other ways of tracking a students understanding of a lesson like giving daily warm up questions at the beginning of class. Another reason for homework is there isn't enough dedicated time to do work at school. Teachers use homework to use for students grades. There are many reasons for students receiving homework, but receiving little to no homework could really be beneficial to students. Getting large amount of homework has negatively affected me in many ways. In "Is to Much Homework Bad For Kid's Health?" By Sandra Levy, it states "communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems, a lack of balance in their lives, and alienation from society." I find that homework causes me a lot of stress. Many days I find myself up late at night trying to complete homework, and this causes a lot of stress. The next day when I go to school I'm tired and get even more stressed. When I spend time doing homework outside of school I spend less with family and friends. I often have trouble with balancing homework, time with family, and athletics. To succeed in the future you need to learn the skill of balancing things, but it's hard to learn it

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