Picture this, Bailey sits on her bed, surrounded by multiple folders, and dozens of papers everywhere. Her room looked like a bomb went off. She has to dig through all of these things just to find her pencil. Her chromebook is out of its case, and Bailey is hard at work, typing away. Her room is brightly lit by her overhead light, and a lamp. This way she can see all of her papers clearly. Bailey is trying to finish all of her homework at a decent time. This student is stressing out over her boatload of homework, hoping she can get it all done. She is as busy as a bee. She hears her mom calling from downstairs, “Bailey it’s time for dinner,” she responds with, “Just let me finish my homework,” Her mom is not pleased with this response, “Okay, …show more content…
Bailey, takes about 1-2 hours of homework a night. She feels that this is very unfair because students already go to school for 8 hours a day, then they have to go home and do up to another 2 hours of school work. Many students believe that we should get time in class to finish homework. Including Jessica Laurin, a student at JR Gerritts Middle School, “Sometimes I do my homework faster than I would like too, and it is not as good of quality as it would be in class, because I want to spend some time with my family, or have an event to go to.” Bailey thinks that that students do too much school work, and students need a break. So much homework makes students feel stressed, tired, overwhelmed, and worn out. She feels pressure from her teachers and her parents to make sure to get this homework done. No matter how long it takes. Some nights she is up until 11 maybe 12 at night, just trying to get this homework done. Not only this but 52% of JR Gerrits 8th graders said that they had to stay in for recess to finish homework before. We are already taking away students after school time, do we really want to take away their recess too? Studies have proven that kids need fresh air, and time outdoors, with homework we are taking this away from
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.
After a long day of school, students are tired, stressed, and overworked. This is often something that is ignored when it comes to students of all ages. Homework provides a heavy load that can add additional stress and time on a student’s shoulders. Schools should be making sure that students are receiving enough work throughout the day, to make sure kids do not have the worry of homework when school is over. Students who receive lots of homework, may not have enough time in the evenings to be around family, friends and enjoy the rest of their day.
Most of the homework adolescents tend to receive from their teachers is busy work, and children and family agree this is not fair to them. This issue is affecting adolescents, parents, and families. When students are overloaded with responsibilities from schoolwork, their participation in extracurricular and social activities decreases. An argument over homework might seem trivial, but there are many negative effects on children who are attending school and go through this pressure.
Body 1 Do you want homework ,well Debate Said “ Weekends are a time where people are supposed to have a break and spend time with their family. Teachers should not give homework because like I said weekends are supposed to be a break from school and just time to be lazy but students can't because they are worrying about homework. So teachers shouldn't give homework on the weekends”.
Stress can lead to many health problems especially for young children, such as depression, diabetes, heart disease, etc. Most graduates have 2 or more hours of homework every night which causes stress and overwhelms learners, especially students in younger grades. The pain caused by homework isn't just emotional. Carl Glassman, father of two girls who attend public school in New York City, reports that last year his eldest daughter missed much of her first semester in sixth grade because of pneumonia, "due to the fact that she was doing homework until 11 every night." She got pneumonia due to the fact of staying up late every night doing homework. On the other hand, Antagonists believe that homework develops responsibilities. However, doing class work and being responsible during class and doing chores at home develop more responsibilities instead of doing the unnecessary amount of homework that overpowers them. To conclude, scholars should not be given homework because it causes stress which leads to lack of sleep and
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!
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
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.
I am against it because a lot of people are going to be mad about it. There are many reasons why one is that they love the sports and the activity they can do with them. Another is that it give them stuff to do after school and in the summer. The sports are like a getaway place for them it’s fun and it also help them get in shape and healthy.
The value of homework varies, most high school students don’t mind doing it, but most students find it stressful themselves. Homework has been a subject of debate over the years varying among students and educators within different grade levels. Even though most students find homework stressful, it’s easy for others who focused on the lesson and understand most of it. Most kids who do homework claim that it usually takes about an hour or 2 just to finish depending on classes and how much work is given. Other students including myself have been under pressure due to amount of work assigned by their teachers, grades, and how long it will take to complete.
Everyone knows that graded homework can be overwhelming at any age. Homework is being introduced too soon into children’s academic careers. It is clear that the government is pushing it more. I believe that graded homework should be more of a choice not another chore. In truth, should students have homework?
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.
A Chicago-area mother was looking at her son sleeping in his bed with 30 minutes till school and woke him up and questioned why he was still asleep. He said that he didn’t get a lot of sleep because he had too much homework. The mother asked him if he wanted to do his homework and he replied no. Both the mother and the son agreed that both of them didn’t want to do the schoolwork so they decided that was the end of homework. The mother also mentioned that if there was something that he was struggling with that they would do the work but she thought that after eight hours at a desk she didn’t want her son to bet at a desk for eight more. Student’s say that they have too much homework, students shouldn’t have more than two and a half hours of
What are your thoughts about homework? Do you think that it really helps you or do you think that it is bad for you? Imagine a world without homework. Some people may argue that homework is great as it really helps you understand the material and get better grades, however, some disagree and say that homework is bad for oneself and creates many health and life problems. Homework should not exist as it creates too many problems with one’s health and life, and would be much better if kids in school did not have to do homework. The majority of students absolutely hate homework and life would be so much better without it. Stress and high blood pressure, less time for interests, doing work on top of going to school, and
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.