Can you agree that lately “homework” is being largely misguided? Can you agree that “homework” is being abused without producing its primary intended results? I highly urge you on behalf of all students operating through this system; change is needed. The current use of homework may be contributing to the decline in the motivation of students; therefore, interfering with their academic potential. Evidently, there has been an abundance of research which shows how homework is detrimental to a teen’s self-confidence, social skills, overall health, and most importantly their attitude towards school. Why am I directing this straight to the teachers? Teachers have full control over what they hand out and what they demand from students. Teachers also have the authority to practice their style of teaching and alter them accordingly. Every teacher should consider the unhealthy and negative outcomes which come with the homework system. In every student's life, a teacher is another character you will meet who is supposed to guide, motivate, and support you through your journey in life. Teachers are rather more like mentors. However, this concept has escaped for a majority of students because of the pressure and the endless amount of stress which is constantly being stacked on top of each other. In 2013, researchers from Stanford surveyed more than 4,300 students from high schools in California. One of the questions the researchers asked the students was; did you experience any
Homework can become more closely monitored to assure that the work being assigned to students is useful and engaging. Parents and students are unhappy with homework assigned as busy work which offers little depth and instead just consumes the student’s time (Melvin). If the High School could keep a closer eye on what teachers are assigning students, this would help to alleviate students who are stuck performing monotonous tasks night after night that do not contribute to their overall educational experience. To elaborate on this, different forms of homework impact certain students differently and good teachers will be able to deliver educational value through different types of work. (Terada). Teachers who always assign only a single type of homework will inevitably be unable to engage their entire class. In order to fully get everyone to become involved and engaged in the work allotted, the school system should make sure that the homework teachers assign to students is constantly
Picture this; You just got home from a long hard stressful day of school and now you can relax. Oh wait you can’t. This is because you have more arduous work to do. So you grab a snack sit down and pull out your homework. You then begin to write down everything you have to do on a list so you have an idea of what you are going to have to do tonight. The list begins with your double sided fifty question math sheet, three page science document, Social studies notes, followed by a reading SCR, and a writing short story. But wait, it gets worse, on top of all that homework you have a Math test to study for. Yes this seems very over the top. But it’s not, this is what many HMS students struggle with on a daily basis.
Ms. Ruggiero I just want to let you know that I had printed off my homework, but I couldn't print off the other one. I don't have no more money in my print/account. I wanted to turn it in tomorrow/ Tuesday to get extra credit but I guess won't be able to get that. So what do that mean? I just failed the homework? Because I am very nervous and stressed out right now!
In Survey I, 91.9% of the participants reported that they have cheated on at least one homework assignment; however, when asked why they receive answers, 13.5% of the participants stated that they do not receive answers (Appendix D). Therefore, it can be concluded that some students believe that cheating on homework assignments is not considered as immoral. This may further explain why students cheat.
Homework has been an integral part of education since children started to be educated. Recently however, the US has developed an obsession with it as we keep falling behind leading countries like Japan in the education rankings. Many kids in high school, and even some middle school aged kids as well, can have simply unreasonable amounts of homework each night. In the past couple years, it has gotten so out of control that parents are starting to speak out, and protest the amount of homework that students get each night. They are starting to realize the harmful effect that homework has on their kids, and are becoming concerned as a result. In response to the growing amount of criticism, more and more research has been done to try to prove the value of homework, but even the most favorable results for homework have mixed results.
Most people would agree that homework takes a lot of time after school and out of their daily lives. 7 hours of the 24 hour day are spent on school. Then including, the average amount of hours spent on homework everyday which is 3.5. That equals 10 hours of the 12-18 hours students are awake in the day. Additionally, an average student gets about 7 hours of sleep each night, when scientists have proven that teens need at least 9 hours. There are simple and easy solutions to these problems, one is to take away homework for students. This would help issues like, no sleep, bad grades, cheating, not being with family enough and more! 79% of the people that took the debate.org quiz thought that homework should be banned. This survey included teachers, students, and parents. There are many students that do sports or after school activities and have not a lot of time for homework. Nearly 6 out of 10/ 57% students do after school activities. As a personal experience, I know that I have cheer practice most nights for two hours each. This leaves only a tiny amount of time I can spend on homework, concluding in me having to stay up later to finish it all. The time you spend on homework each night, could be spent on getting exercise or spending time with people to become better human beings or getting greater social skills. If kids are always busy, they don't get enough sleep. Too much homework also could cause bad grades or kids to attempt to cheat on tests because not always knowing
With Christmas quickly approaching, I sincerely feel compelled to reach out to those of you who may be experiencing difficult emotions due to the absence of loved ones. Holidays are often catalysts for such instances of despair and longing as unfortunately, I, myself, know all too well. I lost both my husband and my father within the past three years, and while I’ve prevailed in becoming stronger and more determined than I ever thought possible, this time of year never fails to unearth the raw pain that permanently resides just beneath the surface. So, from the deepest regions of my heart, my pledge to you is this…if any of you, whether it be day or night, ever need an empathetic ear or shoulder, I’m merely an email, message or phone call
Homework kills. Can we all agree on that? I will be discussing how less homework could make a change in our lives. Having less homework is relevant right now because as a 7th grader, my friends and I complain about homework almost all the time. I chose to discuss this topic to let teachers get a possible glimpse on how we feel about getting homework. This issue affects me because I always want to play volleyball outside and watch tv, but homework always interferes. Teachers should give us less homework because it gives us stress, it’s unhealthy, and it takes away time from your friends and family.
The majority of students have, at one point or another, wished for less homework. For some student’s homework is not a big issue but for other students it can take hours and even days to do all their homework. That wasted time could be used for enjoyment or learning life skills instead of homework. Nine in ten high school students reported feeling stressed about homework (Galloway 4). So, should students get less homework? Yes, students should receive less homework because it improves their well-being by reducing stress and its impacts on health, increasing leisure time, and showing that homework does not affect grades significantly.
Homework is a good way to show what you learned in school and see what you learned. Homework is beneficial to students because it helps them with their their time management skills later on in life. Management skills will help them to see what they learned in school and see if they can do it at home. Another way homework is beneficial because it teachers students doing their own work independently. Homework is beneficial to students because it is a key to success and a key to adulthood in the future
s kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day.
Are you tired of hand cramps, of your family wanting you to spend more time with them then you should start a petition at your school with this general idea, less homework. Homework for school has been here for a while and it seems to just get harder and harder, because it does. If the teachers in each of you classes listen to the metaphorical rule, 10 minutes of homework a night and multiply by your grade level. Which is basically telling you that when you get to high school that you should get at least 2 hours of homework a night.
Homework over breaks is never fun. For pretty much the whole of winter break, students are
A student is sitting in his seat during 9th period and the second bell rings. The student can’t even think right with the amount of homework assigned to him. The teacher starts the lesson and that’s when the teacher is not able to catch the student’s attention. The student stares up in the air and looks at ceiling. He is listing every single piece of homework he has and quizzes and tests that week. That’s when the teacher finds this kid talking to himself. “I have 3 tests, math homework, italian homework, literacy homework, and science homework!!” The student talks to himself.
In one study, 82% of students said they experienced feelings of depression and hopelessness in the last month caused by stress over homework (Connor et al. 30). Every day, students get more and more homework, but research suggests that students may be getting more than what is recommended (Levy 4). In addition, homework has been required to help enhance a student's learning. Research shows that it helps with developing self-regulation skills and creating positive academic attitudes, but now they are finding that homework and academic scores do not relate to each other as well (Katz et al. 406). Excessive homework has been found to negatively affect high school students by causing stress and anxiety, therefore, teachers should reduce the amount of homework by doing more of the work in class.