Should Homework be banned all together?

Homework is a refresher of the lesson for that day, however it should only be about thirty minutes for kids.

I get it particularly rough with homework, at times getting homework that takes 6 hours (which for a Year 9, also known as a Grade 8 in US is harsh, since I'm in top class and maths 2 years ahead) But homework helps. I like homework, if only because it lets me do better in exams.

Reduced, not abolished.

Homework is an integral part of a student's life and he may or may not realize it then but will later or sooner realize how important it is for him and for his future.

Gives you practice at home.

Homework has never, in any way, ever helped me learn anything. The teachers seem to just give out homework so we don't waste our time at home doing nothing. A old teacher of mine told us in the first week that he will never give out homework. He explained that this is because we should have 8-hour work days just like most working adults. Albeit most adults work overtime, he countered this by saying that we are just kids, and we should have boundaries, but not so much so that we have to put in extra effort. Following up on this, he said that he had no idea what kind of life we had at home i.e. sick grandma, or having to work to support your family. As a student I was so happy that he was not giving us homework, as we had an unusually large amount of homework that particular year. Looking back, I believe that we should've gotten at least some homework to do it that class. Do I think homework should be banned? No. However, I do believe there should be a limit on how much homework is given out. Another old teacher of mine would give us a nine to ten page pack every other day. I was an only eighth grader that year, so I hope you can see the unfairness of the situation.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sleep-helps-learning-memory-201202154265

Homework is such a noble task why abandon it when it shows responsibility and respect for your grades and future.

If Homework is banned then children will spend most of the playing games and getting distracted from their learning. If this happens then our society will not have enough people to do certain jobs. Also if homework is banned then the responsibility will go to parents to find books and tests from which their kids to revise. This will make children hate their parents for always giving them work when the school does nothing. So I would say no.

Homework interferes with social development in kids especially those like me with Autism. Around the ages between 5 and 21 is when we are still developing our social skills the average highschool kid has over 5 hours worth of homework. 5 hours that can go to social interaction with the family or freinds. Also people without homework get better grades like my case. my grades sucked when i got homework. But i started getting straight A's when not on homework.