Why Homework Should Not Be In Schools

The debate on homework has come up once again because much research has shown that it’s not very effective. But first what is Homework? “At the beginning of the twentieth century the term homework… referred to labor done to pay in one’s home, and in particular to sewing and other manual work which filled the afternoons and evenings of many young children in large cities” (Homework Destroys Family Life). Homework was considered to be work the children did at home such as chores or actual job outside the home. Over time the term evolved when education became more important and child labor laws were passed to enforce children to focus on education instead of working. This debate is not anything new because this has come up in many centuries before.

Kids shouldn't have homework. Kids have stuff to do like sports, spending time with family and working. Instead of doing 6 or so hours of homework every night. “homework came in behind not only socializing but also exercise or sports as well as working for pay.” (Gazette,par. 24) I agree because some students have to rush to get their homework done at lunch or before school because they either have sports or have to go to work everyday.

By not giving out homework, students will work harder in class and have better grades. Teachers have to understand that if students are tired from late nights, they wouldn't be able to work efficiently during the day. In addition, students would be much more excited to come to school because they know they wouldn't have to worry about getting any homework. In 2010, a survey was taken and it showed that about 70% of teen ages 11 to 17 get less than 8 hours of sleep per day due to the amount of homework they have to do (Logos). According to Alfie Kohen, students feel forced to do their homework, therefore they aren't learning as much as they should (Ethos). Students lose interest in the topic and do not benefit from what they’re learning. In China, a cry for change by a mother who lost her thirteen year old daughter who committed suicide due to her inability to achieve in math, the mother considers homework is a huge negative factor toward her deceased daughter's tragic ending along with the pressure of society (Pathos). Such a story should leave us wondering, how many more children need to suffer the silent epidemic of school stress. Statistics prove the leading cause for the majority of physical and emotional complaints leading up to diagnosis of depression in middle and high school due to the amount of

Sometimes our parents have no time to help us because they have their jobs. Then if we can’t get any help it’s going to be either a late grade or an F because we can’t get a good grade without a complete assignment. Our parents could also have a goodnight sleep without having to worry about us failing their classes because of homework. Teachers will also gain out of no homework because they don’t have to deal with grading messy handwriting and awful grammar. They don’t have to stay up however long it takes just to grade all the papers their students. It’s especially hard for middle school teachers and up because there are so many kids and so many different classes. Teachers can go anywhere they want if their lesson plan is finished for the next day if there is no homework. They won’t have to deal with angry kids, teens and yelling at them if they’re failing school because of homework. Homework is keeping everyone up.

What is homework? Most students might say that homework is a time waster and is unrelated to learning. Both are logical statements in the eyes of the average student, but what are the facts and why is homework part of our school curriculum? Homework has been a standing tradition in America since the 1950’s due to the education war with the Soviets. Ever since the ending of the Cold War in the early 1990’s, the American consensus openly welcomed homework as a part of school curriculum. Homework is in our modern American roots, and it is so effective it has stayed in our foundation. Homework is beneficial to young scholars in our school system to this date: it is helpful and beneficial in the way to reinforce knowledge learned in schools, it provides clarity and room for the short class schedule, and it also forces the need to use responsibility and time management.

Some people have the mindset that school district shouldn't get rid of homework because homework can help out a student in many ways ,but i disagree with that I believe that the the school district should get rid of homework.why because it shows that it has almost no benefits on the students ,and it can make students hate school.

PCMS students should not get homework. All school kids do not have a parent at their house to help them finish the assignment because the parent has to take care of the baby. Sixty five percent through seventy five percent of many school students qualify for free lunch which means kids do not have a lot of parents to help with homework. Kids do not finish homework at home. Because kids have no time after they get off the bus. What if they have to go food shopping. Then they can't finish the work. While some would say to not get your homework done. I say that kids do not finish their homework.

Do you ever have homework and have to work after school or get home late and your tired and just go to bed and never finish it? This is why we shouldn't have homework. You are tired and exhausted sometimes. You may have other things to do at home. You sometimes are so exhausted and don't feel like doing anything. I have three reasons on why we shouldn't have homework. I think you should read them if this describes you.

Homework is a thing that should be a something to do at school. Homework can be a distress so why should we have homework. Homework is something that is supposed to help you but I don't think it does. A lot of people hate homework. Homework is just something that is boring.

I think that grade 8 students shouldn't have homework. Homework can negatively affect students' health as it causes exhaustion, stress, depression, and lack of sleep. Always doing homework can minimum family time and less time for sports and after school activities. Less family time can lead to conflict, hanging out with friends is decreased and that leads to less socializing. Homework is basically taking away students' childhoods, do schools really want to do that? When it comes down to homework students don't want to sit around stressing about it, they want to relax and play sports and pursue their hobbies after a long day of school. Students are doing more than the recommended amount of homework each night, without academic benefits. The

Growing up as a kid in America, there are many things you could get the chance to partake in. One of the main things you get the chance to do is attend school and earn an education, but with this education comes great responsibility. Homework is one of the main responsibilities that come with this pleasure. Yet, there is one question people have about homework. Should kids in elementary school have the responsibility of having homework?

I am going against homework because I don't think homework is good for students. First of all, homework is just adding to the schoolwork that you just did in school. If you add up the schoolwork and the homework that's like 7-9 hours of work in all for 5 days. Once you get that extra homework you will be tired, stressed, won't have much time with your family and it could be totally useless. Next your relatives could do it for you because you could persuade them to do it for you or they might realize how stressed out you are and do it for you. Finally homework can just be useless you could no inside and out stuck in there forever but you still have to do homework.

then it really is a waste of everyone’s time. It waste’s the students time doing it the parents time helping it, and our time tracking and possibly even grading it. Also kids don't like work at all and that they are lazy. If we have less homework we can explore the world more and go to friends houses and play with sibling's and to spend more family time and play with friend online and play basketball, soccer, and other things but most importantly kid are getting the most homework and they are the

This issue of after school punishment children are forced to do is getting out of hand. Many people are swayed in their opinions if schools should be allowed to give out homework, or work you would do out of the classroom. Schools should be banned from handing out homework for many reasons where this is just three of them. A school district in Tennessee banned homework because some kids do not have the resources at home to complete homework. Another reason is it will bring grades up because being out of the classroom gives people many opportunities to cheat which causes grades to drop because they aren't learning the material, whereas if the work was done in class these kids wouldn't be able to cheat and it would make them learn it. Others may argue that it will give the kids less practice which will bring their grades down where that is not necessarily true.

The general arguments given by teachers and some parents are that homework increases the overall grade averages, sharpens study habits, and helps students become more prepared for college work. Along with that, it helps students learn responsibility for life in the work field of the real work. Although these arguments are valid, there are arguments against homework as well. Homework causes students to be stressed out when there is too much to be done by a certain deadline and takes away the free time of students. Some of the work that students are assigned isn't relevant to what they are studying. Worst of all, it causes that struggling student to lose interest in the study of that subject ("Students and Homework"). While it does have negative outcomes, homework also has it's perks.