Should homework be done away with? |
Many people think of homework and school as boring.
I am in middle school almost in high school and right now in all my classes at least 45% of the students are failing. This is because they think of school as boring. In my opinion if schools in the U.S assigned little homework, I think students would actually make an effort to do better in school. I also think that if there were more activities in class over what the students are learning it would help their grade.
Posted by: Jamesl29Does it really aid your learning?
I know many people who do homework lazily, badly or not at all and they are frequently told that they will fail unless they use the opportunity to go over work done in class or cover additional material. But every time they go to an exam, it is seen that this is not the case. They are all at least on their target grade, many are above. Yet people seem to overlook this. For a homework assignment, a friend of mine got a D and thus was predicted to get a D. She got an A*. People say that homework helps your learning but by personal experience, I have seen that this isn't the case.
Posted by: AnonymousYou don't think some students have better things to do?
Some students don't have the time to do homework, and not doing it will affect their grade for the worse. Seriously. It is just inconsiderate to not take into account that some students don't have the time to do homework. And besides, we spend 7 hours a day, 5 times a week, 8 or so months a year in school. If your students can't get all the work done in that time, then you're giving them too much to do. A person can only absorb so much information in a certain amount of time. In my opinion, a clshould consist of this. A teacher gives a lecture on the material. Students can take notes if it would benefit them, but they shouldn't be forced to. Then the teacher gives them a worksheet to practice with. The students shouldn't be forced to take it home to work on, but if they want, they can. And they can also study if they should choose. Then at the beginning of next class, they turn the worksheet in, then take a quiz on the material, and then the cycle begins again. And on some days there are tests. But I don't believe students should have to do homework.
Posted by: AnonymousIf schools cannot teach in the school day, how can parents?
Homework is often given with the stated objective of reinforcing what students have learned at school or as a continuation of the school day. However, how are students to learn in the hands of their parents what they did not learn in 7 hours that day in the care of trained teachers? If teachers cannot teach without giving homework, they either need better time management in the class room or a longer school day.
Posted by: Pir4AndLonger school days, no homework
Kids should have a life outside of school. Some that are in sports come home from school then rush to games or practices, then come home and do their homework at night. Which means they don't get enough sleep and that makes them sleepy in class. Then they can't concentrate well enough to get their work done. Home should be a stress free place to come to. I think it would help grades and help kids understand what they are learning better.
Posted by: AnonymousThose who will learn, will learn.
Homework has just become a way to acclimatize people to a working-market where a large number are required to take work home with themselves and do it unpaid. That is ll that it is.
Those who want to learn about something, those who want to understand it, will be the same ones asking questions in classes and looking up the information themselves on their own time. It will not matter if homework is assigned or not, if there is passion for a subject the student will want to learn.
All homework does is to make busy work and acclimatize students to working longer hours outside of where they are supposed to be learning or working.Posted by: a.mHomework doesn't improve learning
Teachers are given a certain amount of time to teach their subject. If they are unable to teach it in the time given to them, they shouldn't be taking away our personal time because they aren't effective. Most students don't need homework to understand a concept, those that do might be assigned more to do but for most, it doesn't help.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, but it should in the early grades, and the idea points in the right direction, since mandatory work at home is excessive and usually promotes little long-term learning.
Too much valuable material requires longer attention and processing than can be done during school hours for a complete abolition of homework to be wise, but the homework burden should be reduced and concentrated in those areas a student is choosing to pursue more rigorously. The casual assignment of hours of work every night adds something like the stress of a professional job to one's childhood, a time that, developmentally and morally speaking, should be characterized, especially in the early school years, more by improvisation, exercise, peer interaction, and self-directed and incidental (rather than prescribed and didactic) learning. Homework should be reduced and mostly re-conceived in more collaborative, less regimented terms, even if its abolition seems a bridge too far for some of the more advanced possibilities of secondary school instruction.
Posted by: M4I4cFeIineHomework, means kids less time to develop important life skills.
The average child spends 7 hours a day in school, 10 hours sleeping and another 4 hours doing life tasks such as eating, showing, traveling, dressing etc.
That just leaves 3 hours per day to fit in homework, social interaction, rest and relaxation, organized sport, exersize, chores, playing, reading, arts and crafts etc.
To have a child spend such a percentage of their day doing homework is ignoring the many other important life skills that kids need to develop.Posted by: AnonymousHomework should not be done away with, because lessons learned in school should be practiced at home. Learning doesn't stop at the end of the school day.
Homework is important to students because, not only does it reinforce the lessons learned in school that day through continued practice at home, but it also establishes important habits of discipline and responsibility that students can carry over into all other aspects of their lives. Homework teaches good study habits, time management, and how to study independently. It can also help pinpoint areas where the student might need extra attention or study.
Posted by: 5hiy4IeeILet the kids be kids!
OK. Projects and studying for tests and stuff I understand, but seriously making kids stress over pretty much nothing is stupid. It causes stress to the brain, which could cause some (if not, most) to break down and cry screaming, "I can't do it! I'm going to fail school!" Especially when they get overloaded on homework. For example (I'm going to use a real-life example that happened to me in Grade 7) you have your Science Fair project. You know that you have to get that done and that it's due in about two weeks! But, you also have the spelling words to translate and put into sentences, the complicated algebra problems your math teacher wants you to complete, and the bar graph your geography teacher wants you to finish... oh my god! There are only so many hours in one day! So you get all caught up in your homework that on the day before you're pulling and all-nighter, and nobody wants to do any of those! This is only one of the examples that I have to prove that homework is meaningless baloney.
Posted by: AnonymousI think homework should be done away with.
I think without homework kids would do better in school. On average a child is in school for 7 hours, that is almost the equal to a full time job. It should not be a requirement for them to also have hours of work at home. I think studying is a good thing but most work I see my child bring home is merely what I would consider "busy work." Children need time to be kids and homework doesn't allow that. I leave my work at my job why should kids be any different?
Posted by: 5h4bbyHaIeyNo homework!
Yes I think the Teachers are just sending work home to be just doing it, but if the child is having difficulty then I can see them having homework.
Posted by: AnonymousThe theory "Practice makes perfect" fails in comperison to the "10,000 hour rule"
The main motivation behind homework- or at least what I have come to understand- is that "practice makes perfect". The "10,000 hour rule" is a concept that after 10,000 hours you have masted a concept or skill. Homework contributes to this "10,000 hours" as practice makes perfect; practice gives to the 10,000 hour rule. However, the 10,000 hour rule comes with the clause of "One only needs 10,000 hours, the 11,000th hour gives no advantage and is comparatively useless" meaning adequate study in school "10,000 hours" will not be helped by extra practice outside of school "the 11,000th hour" if you will.
Posted by: AnonymousWhat homework?
With a study hall used wisely, you should never get homework. I never got homework all last year except for stupid time-consuming assignments. Almost all involving coloring/drawing. Do we really need colored pencils by the time we're in High School?
Posted by: AnonymousHomework should be done away with because children spend enough hours in school each day to finish their work if the time is well spent.
It has been said that the purpose of homework for children is to "bring parents and their kids together for quality time." The reality is that two parents working outside the home to provide for their family do not have the energy or the patience to then spend another 3 hours supervising homework for children. And why should they? Neither children nor parents should be force to endure a 12 hour day when kids have plenty of time to do their work while at school--which is where it should stay. Work is work and home is home. Never shall the two meet. Children would learn a great deal more if they weren't stressed out over deadlines and loaded down with far too much work a young mind should have to contend with. Education is important, but it's only valuable if it's quality, not quantity.
Posted by: N3vinFace
No, homework should not be done away with, it’s crucial in fully understanding and learning a subject.
Most students feel as though homework is some sort of punishment, however in reality it's just the opposite. It's an opportunity to go over anything that may have seemed unclear in class or a chance to practice exercises that enable you to better understand the information. In grade school I could understand not overloading a first grader with four hours of homework, however for a college student and possibly even for some high school classes it's extremely important to study and devote time outside of class to learning the information.
Posted by: jew0329Homework reinforces and supplements the lessons taught in the classroom.
The number of class hours in school is limited. Teachers assign homework for two primary reasons: to supplement the instruction given in a classroom and to reinforce the concepts discussed in the classroom. Homework serves to accomplish both objectives. Without homework, the educational experience would be incomplete and ineffective and students would not get as complete an education.
Posted by: A SheltonAbsolutely not, homework is a necessary way to reinforce learning.
Homework is not a cruel task doled out by teachers. Homework is a way to reinforce the day's learning. Learning takes repetition and reinforcement. A child would not learn as well by practicing only during school hours. A child needs to repeat the information and study it in order to fully absorb it. This cannot possibly be done only during school hours. Certain subjects require more repetition than others, such as writing, multiplication tables and history. It is important to keep homework so that these subjects continue to be learned.
Posted by: VasilBuddyPractice makes perfect!
Years ago, children learned cursive by repetition. They would spend hours writing their abc's over and over again. The result was beautiful penmanship. Since writing was put aside in favor of spending that time on math, English, etc., we have created a society with atrocious, often unreadable, handwriting. Children need homework to reinforce what they learned at school. It's been proven that young children (such as toddlers) learn through repetition and familiarity. Older children need to be told or forced, through homework, to study. This will help them retain the knowledge to be used later in life.
Posted by: R34d3HomeyNO, homework should not be done away with, its crucial in fully understanding and learning a subject.
Most students feel as though homework is some sort of punishment, however in reality it's just the opposite. It's an opportunity to go over anything that may have seemed unclear in class or a chance to practice exercises that enable you to better understand the information. In grade school I could understand not overloading a first grader with four hours of homework, however for a college student and possibly even for some high school classes it's extremely important to study and devote time outside of class to learning the information.
Posted by: AnonymousI don't agree that homework should be done away with because the home should be the primary place for education.
Both the home and the school should be educating children. I believe that learning is an ongoing process, not something to be confined to a few hours a day. Continuing the education process in the home sends a message to children that the parents feel that their education is important, not something to be put up on a shelf at 3pm. Any message is learned more quickly if the message is consistently given. If nothing else, having homework encourages responsibility. It cements the concepts that were introduced during the day at school, and gives the student to put those concepts into practice and see if everything is really understood or if there are any questions.
Posted by: C0n5IightIt really helps!
Duke University researchers have reviewed more than 60 research studies on homework between 1987 and 2003 and concluded that homework does have a positive effect on student achievement. It also helps with time management and tends to improve the relationship between child and parent. Without homework, we would not be able to understand our lessons more.
Posted by: AnonymousIt
needs more "reform" than "complete abolishment". Homework has value, but it is often abused and not well implemented by teachers. If a teacher is going to assign something, it should be something meaningful that will help students in their understanding. Teachers shouldn't just throw out homework that serves no real point and is just graded on completion.
Posted by: AlwaysMoreThanYouHomework should not be done away with since it provides a valuable complement to in class learning.
Homework is an important tool to reinforce learning in the classroom and to provide a broader learning experience than what is possible during the school day. Moreover, it provides a way for teachers to gauge the depth of a student's understanding of a topic area in a manner different than exams.
Posted by: dawnrisenI oppose doing away with homework; it is an important part of education.
I believe that doing away with homework takes away from the educational process. We should not leave educating our children solely up to the schools. Homework gives the parents a chance to help in educating their children. If there was no homework, the education process would be stopped when school was out for the day. Parents need to be held accountable for helping educate our children.
Posted by: EducatedAlfonsoYou're completely ignorant if you say yes.
No, teachers are not just giving children homework, just to give them worthless things to do or "busy work". (Well at least, most teachers aren't!) Homework is great practice for both the children who understand and the ones who don't quite get it. It also helps kids learn good study skills.
I am 17 years old and I am a senior in high school with a 3.5 GPA and yes I hate homework!! But that does not mean that I don't believe it helps. I know for a fact it does.Posted by: AnonymousNo, homework should not be eliminated, because it compels the student to focus and create his or her own thought processes.
Performing work in school invariably has a time limit. Students, in an effort to complete an assignment, often give minimal thought to doing a thorough job. Homework allows the student to work at their own pace and, although they might still rush through the assignment, any shortcomings in the outcome of the assignment are either due to negligence, or lack of knowledge. Teachers should be able to recognize the difference, and know where to direct reviews and additional input. By compelling the student to work at their own pace, at home, habits and processes are being created in their thinking that will help them to adjust to the demands of life outside of school.
Posted by: TickoAbbeyNo!
anyone who thinks it should is probably just lazy. Besides, homework is the easiest and best ways for students to learn the material in the courses they are being taught. Practice makes Perfect.
Posted by: imabenchThis is preposterous.
Kids need some kind of a review outside class. Not to mention that homework helps develop problem solving skills as well as time management.
Posted by: rogueMeaningful Homework is Essential to the Success of Education
A mere 6-7 hours of school (a lot of it spent wasting time) is nowhere near the amount of work students need to do to be prepared for higher education and even the real world. That's where homework comes in; it is a measure of work that is done rather than time spent. Teachers don't know how long the students take, yet they can see the results. I agree that meaningless homework is a waste of time, the homework should be practice and reinforcement for what is taught in school. If we didn't have homework students would learn less, and accomplish less in the real world.
Posted by: AnonymousHomework isn't always neccessary, but we should have it.
Homework is good because it gives children practice on the subject. Kids can be lazy. If they aren't doing their homework, they most likely aren't looking and reviewing notes, either. If all kids had the drive or passion for school and learning as they should, then they would pay attention, take notes, and review the notes, but that isn't likely, so we are stuck with giving out homework. The overwhelming amounts of homework isn't neccessary though.
Posted by: Marysthis is important!
Homework is given to help students understand something better so that when they get that question wrong, and the teachers explain to them, then they will understand it. Also, the teachers might then be able to know which topic a student is weak at, and will give more examples to help that weak students. Besides, homework is done at home so children will not waste their time playing or fooling around and do their own homework.
Posted by: AnonymousHomework is much more than extra work.
Homework not only reinforces their lessons, it teaches students how to study independently from school and their teachers. Without homework, students will equate learning with being spoon fed information. After school, they will be more inclined to stop learning, as they will have never learned the fine art of self-education. Skills learned through homework benefit students for the rest of their lives.
Posted by: AnonymousCollege applications
Many A students may not need homework but what about college applications they are handy there since many good colleges are trying to decide between two students and will look at the homework load. Colleges have huge workloads to see if the student is able to handle they may look at homework
Posted by: AnonymousOf coursenot!
Homework helps students both inside and outside the class. Homework reinforces the students' understanding of what was taught in class. Along with that, homework is a valuable tool for the teacher. It give the teacher an opportunity to measure her students' academic success and knowledge. For example, a teacher cannot review 75 math problems in class. But, by giving each student 20 problems for homework, the teacher can ensure herself that her students understand the concepts. If anyone has any questions, the students can ask her and she will explain it the next day. This way, she can spend more time teaching. Homework also steps away from school. Homework teaches responsibility. Coming home from school everyday and having to do homework makes students less forgetful because it creates a routine for them. It's just like doing chores at home.
Posted by: Anonymous