"As the new school year begins, administrators, teachers, students and parents will once again face the battle over the value of homework." We should know that homework has great value, but the kind of homework that is given and the amount of homework that tends to be at the heart of the war. When we are given homework there's always a time that we get a large amount of homework that will take forever to finish. For students, lengthy homework tasks tends to frustrate them. This also creates problems for teachers when kids either can't or won't complete the task, thereby stopping the teacher's efforts to continue instruction the next day because he/she counted on homework completion. The teachers need to focus on giving the kids not a large …show more content…
Duke University analyzed dozens of homework studies conducted during 2012 to examine whether homework is beneficial and what amount of homework is appropriate for our children. The homework question is best answered by comparing students assigned homework with students assigned no homework who are similar in other ways. "The results students who had homework, performed better on class tests compared to those who did not", according to Duke University. However, 35 less rigorous (correlational) studies suggest little or no relationship between homework and achievement for elementary school students. The average correlation between time spent on homework and achievement was substantial for secondary school students, but for elementary school students, it hovered around no relationship at all. Why might that be? Younger children have less developed study habits and are less able to tune out distractions at home. Studies also suggest that young students who are struggling in school take more time to complete homework assignments simply because these assignments are more difficult for them. From the research that has been shown, homework is very beneficial, but the amount of homework needs to be lowered and that leads to the next
One of the most controversial topics in education today is homework. This debate has been going on for decades, as teachers, administrators, and parents disagree on whether homework should be assigned, and if assigned, then what the right amount of homework should be. The time students spend on homework has increased over the years. “High school students get assigned up to 17.5 hours of homework per week, according to a survey of 1,000 teachers” (Bidwell). Recently, more fuel has been added in this debate because younger students in particular are receiving much more homework than before. Alfie Kohn, author of The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, states that “The amount of homework that younger kids – ages 6 to 9 – have
The debate regarding exactly how much homework is too much homework has been an ongoing debate for years. As of right now, there seems to be no end in sight for this debate. Various adults believe that if children do not obtain homework, then they are not learning properly. However, numerous children are obtaining a substantial amount of homework per night, as well as per each class. Once a child exceeds a certain amount of homework, then it is no longer beneficial for the child’s education. An excessive amount of homework can essentially become harmful to the child’s education. As a result, teachers are struggling with finding the right amount of homework to assign to students. The National Education Association as well as the National Parent-Teacher Association endorse the “10-minute rule” for teachers to follow when assigning homework to students. If a child is assigned an excessive amount of homework, then the child might experience more harm than good when attempting to complete the assigned homework.
Homework has been an area of discussion for teachers, students, and even psychologists. It’s been a practice which has been used throughout the United States to help students learn material, reinforce their day’s lesson, or just as busy work to improve a student’s work ethic. Several people view homework as useless, or just plainly unhelpful; this view has been demonstrated ever since the early twentieth century, where many authors and politicians were vehemently against homework, going as far as to write whole books and draft legislation (legislation which had passed the Californian government and had been law) against homework. This opposition has ever since faded, but is now seeing a new movement around America, and there are reasons as to why that is. In an article from CNN, they quote a study from another article published by The American Journal of Family Therapy which states that: “students in the early elementary school years are getting significantly more homework than is recommended by education leaders, in some cases nearly three times as much homework as is recommended”, and, as such, students are raised within a state of stress from the first grade. Several other studies also find that homework is very hurtful; the Journal of Experimental Education published an article which had made a study that found that the average amount of time students spend on homework each night had been 3.1 hours from a sample of high-performing schools in California, when the recommended time on homework is, at most, one hour each night. Homework has been mandated work for students all around the country, and several others, and the workload seems to only be increasing, and so, how might this workload affect a student’s ability to live a healthy life, a teacher’s work plan, and a psychologist’s view of an enormous workload on a student?
The criteria that can apply to me that measure my effort, work and so on I have put into this course would be that I have consistently done (or attempted) all of the assigned homework. My homework was always turned in on time. I have printed off all of the
The next reason too much homework is harmful to students is that studies show more homework to cause lower test scores. One to two hours of homework a week does not cause a major change in test scores (Wolchover). There is no evidence of homework having any academic benefit in elementary or middle school, and the academic benefit found in high school is very weak (Kohn). Homework is not shown to help students academically until grades ten through twelve (Wolchover). There is also no proof that homework increases good study habits in students (Kohn).
In many American households, homework is the main cause of stress. Some people think that America is not so well and adding more homework will fix that problem. A study by Indiana University found that students who do more homework tend to get higher scores on standardized tests” (“Do Kids Need Homework?”). “Plus, part of growing up is learning to balance outside activities and the demands of schoolwork” (“Should Parents Help Kids With Homework?). Teachers have their reasons as well. “Teachers say homework is important in the learning process and can help kids develop study and organizational skills. They say kids need to practice what they've learned in school so that the material sticks in their brain” (Strauss). “Having too much homework
When you think about school one of the first things that pops into people’s mind is homework. Basically if you have asked your parents or your grandparents they would say that they remember the homework load. Now we all know that homework can be beneficial but also can be very unhealthy with all of the stress that it causes. Over the years the homework load has increased because of the fact that schools think that they need to try to keep up with other countries in academics. And will doing all of this homework now be all for nothing later? The homework load has increased these past couple of years and it is causing a lot of stress on kids and overall is not helping their academics in the long run.
It is a well known fact that students of various ages and schools are assigned homework, although the motive for giving said homework may vary depending on the teacher. However, the debate about whether homework is helping or hindering education is at a stalemate. Stated simply, homework is work assigned by teachers that students should complete at home or any other non-school setting. Just how effective is homework in the long run? Is it just adding unnecessary stress to students without truly adding enough positivity to make the homework worth it? Although homework can seem burdensome, it undoubtedly solidifies concepts learned in class and aids in the development of timeless skills such as time management and accountability.
Do you know what it feels like to be pressured? To feel like you just can't do something, or just absolutely cannot complete something? To feel like you are not able to do something? Well, unfortunately, kids feel this way all of the time. You're probably wondering why. Believe it or not, the cause for this is homework. Did you know that homework can cause major stress that can lead to drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or even thoughts of suicide? This partly why schools should not have homework. Yes, you might think that homework should be in schools because it can also establish great habits with kids, but homework is not such a friendly aspect of life for everyone. In fact, it takes up tons of their life. You might think that it's unfortunate, but homework should not occur.
Though these times were considered the ugly years for a few, this was not so for me. The classes were simple. The teachers were nice to communicate with. There was also plenty of time to spend with family. In my middle school career, I worked, but there was plenty of time have a day of watching television without falling behind or watering the garden for two hours because I didn’t have any homework.
I hope I didn't offend you in anyway. My intentions of sending you past material was to just help and if you wanted to use it you could. I am sorry if I did, I promise I was just trying to help out because I am sure it is not easy jumping in at the middle of the semester. As for my reading abilities, I know it brings me down a little bit and I know I have to work harder than others but, I am willing to work as hard as possible to get my nursing degree. Reading out loud frightens me after growing up with my dad trying to teach me to read and when I would mess up a word he would yell at me, call me names, or throw the book. I am not telling you this to pity me because, I believe strongly that God gave me this life because I am strong enough to
I sat there perplexed by what my third grade teacher’s assignment asked me to do. I read the short story and knew the character’s names, but what was the meaning of the story? I kept asking myself the question hoping that I would understand what I had to write about on the blank page with empty lines.
The lack of parent support plus a confusing homework assignment may lead to a discouraged student. As someone who hopes to teach in an inner city school system, I believe it is very crucial to understand the students’ background and adjust the classroom accordingly. I am interested in learning if the benefits of having assigned homework outweigh the negatives. This research can help determine student success in my classroom. I want all my students to be successful and would feel discouraged if homework was the reason student grades began to slip. I am curious if classroom work alone is enough to keep grades and understanding of material
Things got back to their usual course meaning I keep spending most of my days in front of my laptop while doing some exercices now and then plus pedalling my bike. I haven't even been to the park anymore to stand on my feet a bit. To be honest in my family there's a bad habbit of easily getting bored of new things after a short while. I should know cause it's the same with me. We all like doing our usual things too much to disrupt our program. But every bad thing always has a good part in it. In my case, since I spend a lot of my time at my laptop, at least I had more time to work on my blog. And I had received many warm positive feedback once I posted all seven days at the horse camp. In fact, Jancso Istvan asked me to translate it into Hungarian
My name is Charming Njikam, and I am attending Keller High School as a freshman this year. I have only been in high school for about two months and have already noticed significant changes in the workload. Many people believe that high school students are receiving too much homework, and that is what takes up our time and causes our stress, but I believe that there is a different reason. Yes, high school students receive large amounts of homework, but we are not given excessive amounts of homework, we are simply not given enough time to complete our homework and maintain a life outside of school at the same time. Homework has been proven to be very beneficial to students, so of course, homework cannot be banned, but time can be provided to complete it during school. All high school students should have the option to have study hall as an elective because it will help improve student performance and allow students to have time for significant matters outside of school such as family, health, and extracurriculars.