My Childhood With Good And Bad Emotions On Homework

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

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

The No Child Left Behind act, and greater pressures placed on schools to improve test scores, has caused homework to become a given in most schools. Even kindergartners began to be regularly given work to take home, and the idea of having no homework made many parents

Homework was designed so students would go home and practice what it is they learned in class and the concept would then be reinforced. However, many would agree that homework, no longer serves this purpose. For example, “we pay almost no attention to how to improve its design and content...Homework remains an orphan child of the educational excellence movement.” (Source B) Despite this article, arguing against a homework decrease, the author agrees that homework doesn’t have the same educational purpose as it was designed to. Teachers and parents don’t pay any attention as to how to improve homework in order to make it beneficial to the student and not just busy work. Also, students may chose to take tougher classes that require more homework, but it does not mean that homework is boosting their achievement. (Source C) Higher achieving

Everyday, when the school day is over, students are most likely to get homework to do when they get home. This can be a lot or a little amount of homework, but it can still effect the students the way they are. These effects can be good, bad, or nothing, so today, we take a look whether homework should be assigned or not.

With many parents not being able to help their children complete their homework, it does nothing but add more stress onto their plate. And in turn the child is left with a kind of “overload” feeling.

“Homework is arguably the worst punishment inflicted upon the student body.” One would think this extreme statement would come from the 10-year boys and girls who complain to their parents about the homework they have to complete. However, Rodney Jones starts of his argument against homework using this statement. He argues that homework does not help children taking up all their time. Continuing, he explains how parents should extend child’s knowledge out of school instead of homework and in the end these assignments do not help students grade. However, in contrast of Jones’ beliefs homework indeed benefits children’s learning through the small amounts of extra practice it gives to help the students excel.

In a study General Society conducted, 16% of teens viewed themselves as workaholics, 39% said they felt under constant pressure to do more than they can handle and 64% cut back on sleep to do the things they need to do. As these tasks are quite time consuming, students state that homework is the most out of all the unpaid activities they do throughout the day, as 60% complete 2 hours and 20 minutes on average each day (CBC news, 2007). The amount of homework students receive on average daily has greatly increased in the past 15 years, which concerns parents. Homework interferes with students’ lives outside of school, a student’s overall health, and consumes countless hours, which is why it should be limited to a reasonable amount.

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.

In today’s day and age, a most common belief by most members of society is that homework is a great way to engrave what you learned in class that day into your brain. Many people believe that taking home a worksheet that covers what you learned in class today not only engraves it into your brain, but it keeps your brain thinking and in turn you will do better on tests and quizzes. It is my belief that we are assigned too much homework. Not only does the school expect us to show up and attend class every day, but they also expect us to take home worksheets and work on them when most of us don’t really have time to do school work at home. There are tons of us who have other commitments outside of school, many of us play a club sport, are involved in our community and a great number of us have jobs and work after school.

Educators in America have been assigning homework as a mandatory part of students' education for years. In the early 1900's, the Ladies Home Journal movement claimed homework was detrimental to students' health, and since then homework has been highly debated as to whether homework is beneficial for students' education. There have been different homework movements and stances throughout the last century. In the 1900s there was a movement in America that advocated for the termination of homework. In the 1940s-1960's, debates shifted from abolishing homework, to reforming homework to better suit the individual student. Then, most recently, the launch of Sputnik boosted the pro-homework movement (SFGATE). Teachers, parents and students across

Finally, homework allows for parents to be involved in a major aspect of their child’s life. PARAGRAPH OUTLINE Thesis: Homework is very important because it can support the concept, connect learning to real life examples, and allow for parent involvement. I.

This paper uses six separate sources published online in multiple journal databases reporting their research on student attitudes towards school, homework effectiveness, parent involvement, and ELL students. These sources provide a foundation for understanding the effectiveness of homework in a lower SES classroom. Effectiveness in this sense refers to student grades and attitudes towards schooling resulting from their homework as opposed to students who do not receive homework. Attitudes can be defined by overall involvement in classroom material as well as a willingness to participate. According to Fox (2016), “Homework is a constant yet often controversial practice in homes and other settings.” (p. 215) The way homework effects student achievement and involvement is critical for teachers to understand. Any work required to be done outside of school will be considered homework for the purpose of this

Homework was first introduced to American schools around 1940, During this time, many students were not as invested in getting good grades. This was because there were other things that interested students; like farming or serving in the military. At that time, there were many valued occupations that didn’t require rigorous education, and with WWII going on many had their minds elsewhere. Colleges were much easier to get into because there was less competition for spots. Because of that, working hard at school wasn’t as necessary as it is now since good grades didn’t pave the road to success like it does today. Since students didn’t try as hard and weren’t as focused, of much the information they learned during the day was quickly forgotten. Teachers, who realized this, decided to develop a strategy to force students to recall what they learned throughout the day; They decided to force students to do take home work to retain information better. Over the years children started

Homework is the first involvement step these parents can take. Parents must first support learning at home. Involving themselves in their child’s homework gives parents the chance to understand the curriculum their child is being taught (Heffer). Home based involvement was found to have a significant and positive relationship with achievement (Hickman). Parents monitoring their child’s homework, or help editing reports, appear to have a direct impact on student’s attitudes, behavior, and learning. Homework is presented as a school requirement for successful child learning. Parents could create school-like structures to support homework success. Examples of this would be to establish schedules for time use (EBSCO-hw). Parents should try to find a way to fit homework into the flow of family life. Focus on homework effort, completion and accuracy is also very important. Parents could take specific approaches in reinforcing desired behavior such as praise, reference to family standards, and extrinsic rewards (EBSCO-hw). Parental involvement in homework appears to influence student outcomes because