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I don't think they should get homework except for finishing up something that most of the class is
already done, because you on't want a small handful of kids who don't work quickly holding up the
entire class. I know it isn't really fair if they're trying their best, they just cant do it
quickly, but it wouldn't really be a big deal. Just maybe half a sheet of math or something. |
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Students spend an average of about 7 hours of their day in school ( 5 days a week ). When a student
comes home, they don't want to be doing homework!
Some children have exra activites to be doing, such as sports. Also, what if the student needs extra
help and can't get it at home? If parents are not home to help their child, where are they supposed
to go for help? This may be the case for many children, and if they cannot get help, they may stress
about completing their homework. Who wants to put un-necessary stress on their children? |
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I`ve always hated homework and I think I`d normally write out a semi-long argument but I just hate
homework so much and I don`t feel like writing. |
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Kids under 6 should not but kids over 6 should get a reasonable amount of homework |
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It's the student's decision whether he/she wants to use time at home to do extra schoolwork.
Homework shouldn't be compulsory, with punishments if it's not completed. |
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Kids shouldn't receive homework, but instead voluntary assignments they can complete after school
for extra credit or review. Students already have enough work in the school day, it should be their
(or their parents) choice to receive more work.
I feel I should add that the government is considering measuring school years by hours instead of
days within the next few years. If this occurred, I question if homework would count as school. |
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I agree fully with uberlovely--there is no compelling reason to assign homework to primary school
students. I would also cut back on the number of homework assignments given to secondary school
students, as making these teens spend hours on homework each evening does not prepare them at all
for what they can expect at the university level.
Rather than lots of small homework assignments every day, teachers should only give students one or
two major written assignments each semester. In most humanities and social sciences classes, this
would amount to one or two research essays every four months. In addition, students would still be
well advised to study at home for tests and exams.
It may also be useful to set aside an hour each day when students would be given the chance to study
on their own at school, within the context of a "study hall." This way, if they have any questions
in preparation for a test or exam, they could ask their peers for assistance, thus fostering a
greater sense of community. |
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I do not think primary school kids need homework. It's too much after a long day staying in school.
However, they may need some creative or interesting homework during holidays. |
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Homework is to help you practice what you learn in school. But i do think that teachers give a
little too much homework |
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HOW will people cope in VCE ( lk year 12 in Australia) without that all essential homework
how will kids cope in real life? They would not know how to pirotise and moderate without that all
important practice |
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I'm 16, And If they get rid of Homework I will cry. *Nerd :) *
In my school the class is so distributive It takes the whole class 90 minutes to go over two math
problems. And it's the same in almost all my classes, Because of Homework I can teach myself stuff,
and get ahead and learn stuff. Also most kids say they just have to hear it to learn it. Of course
they are lying just so they don't have to do work (though some are right) most students have to do
something over and over again to get it. I agree there shouldn't be a lot because most also have
after school things, but they should have some.
Also most classes, at least higher classes (honors , Ap, some Collage Prep) give a lot of homework
but make then due in a week or two days so they have more time to do the work.
Also there should be homework given out during vacation because students end up forgetting what they
learned and most will not read over during the break for fun. Not a lot of homework but a worksheet
or two. |
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Students of all ages should have some homework, but not too much. Some teachers forget or don't seem
to care that their students can have five other teachers (in secondary and higher levels) who can
also heap a homework burden on their students. They mostly all, if not all, are required to teach a
certain amount of material, I know. But it should be fair for all. I remember in High School, I
hated to be given algebra homework that took me hours to do (I am not good at it) and which, for the
most part, I have never and will never use in my life outside of school (I am 99.9% sure of this). I
remember how I thought I would not put my children through the same torment I went through (it felt
like that). If the U.S. Wants to beat Japan and places like that whose children live and breathe
school (so I've heard), they should know that it is too late. When substantial numbers of students
can't find a huge country on a world map in the U.S. (so I've heard, again), how can you catch up to
the best of Asia? It is a stereotype that Asians are smart but it is a fact that they tend to be
smarter than us in the U.S. On one hand, you have a culture in which some Japanese kill themselves
if they do not make it into a university. On the other hand you have U.S. Americans. Enough said. |
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Most children don't really learn anything at school. The actual learning takes places later on in
the solitary context of doing homework. For this reason, I would say that there should be much more
homework than there is currently. In fact, homework should actually eat back in to the school time
so that children can even do it at school instead of going to classes.
The only classes that are really necessary are those which involve the use of practical equipment
which cannot be found in the home, for example science classes. All other classes should be
abolished and replaced by homework which would be done during school hours. If this was done, it
would probably be necessary to invent another name for it instead of homework, for obvious reasons.
Because classes were mostly being abolished, this would also mean that not as many teachers were
needed, so governments could save a lot of money. Essentially, students would become primarily
responsible for their own education. |
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Considering how many kids are graduating high school functionally illiterate and without the basic
skill set they need to get through life, they should be getting a lot more homework and being held
accountable for the knowledge they're supposed to be getting.
School is a kid's job, whining that they want to go play after sitting in school for 6 hours a day
is pretty sad. Go do your homework and learn something. |
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Kids need to do homework. Not only does it teach responsibility, it also reinforces what the child
learned in school during the day. Homework is needed also because many kids goof off too much at
school and are not able to get the work done in seven hours. Learning should never stop. I actually
believe that students of all ages need to have more homework, especially in American schools.
Students in the United States are falling behind students from other countries around the world.
Therefore, we need to catch up and remain caught up, so I believe that there should be double the
amount of homework every night. |
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18 Feb 2008 11:10
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