Why Homework Is Bad
As another school year winds to an end, our schools and children are under pressure like never before. Increasing numbers of students are facing batteries of new standardized tests, and both parents and teachers feel the pressure. Many educators are now turning to a tried remedy, increasing our children’s required homework. Yet, this remedy may be doing students more harm than help. Student lose sleep due to homework, unnecessary work to be successful,The increase in homework has never been proven to work. The “NationWide Children” organization has gone on record, in the article Sleep in Adolescents (13-18 Years), stating “Teenagers ages 13-18 need 9½ hours of sleep… Homework leads to late bedtimes.” Then continue to say “Studies show that
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John reveals “Over the last decade and half, children have seen a nearly forty percent increase in homework”. This is crucial, because it means the teachers and other educators are assigning homework that isn’t necessary for the students to succeed in life, and that they themselves never had to do. Once again in the article “Back to School: Why Homework Is Bad for Kids” by John Buell. John informs that “Harris Cooper, a close student of the subject, reports that "The conclusions of past reviewers of homework research show extraordinary variability... Even in regard to specific areas of application such as within different subject areas, grades or student ability levels, the reviews often directly contradict one another."” This is also is important because the various studies have never proven that the increase in homework mean nothing but more work for the students. While some may say the homework falls into three categories: practice, preparation, or extension, which means they are reconstructing what was learned in class that day. But this can easily be negated, because if the students are confused, misunderstood, or weren’t there they can’t complete the task, in some cases, leading to them failing the subject.So when you go to your next PTA meeting tell the board what you’ve learned. If you feel that you haven’t learned anything, ask yourself this when you were young did you ever feel overwhelmed by
John reveals “Over the last decade and half, children have seen a nearly forty percent increase in homework”. This is crucial, because it means the teachers and other educators are assigning homework that isn’t necessary for the students to succeed in life, and that they themselves never had to do. Once again in the article “Back to School: Why Homework Is Bad for Kids” by John Buell. John informs that “Harris Cooper, a close student of the subject, reports that "The conclusions of past reviewers of homework research show extraordinary variability... Even in regard to specific areas of application such as within different subject areas, grades or student ability levels, the reviews often directly contradict one another."” This is also is important because the various studies have never proven that the increase in homework mean nothing but more work for the students. While some may say the homework falls into three categories: practice, preparation, or extension, which means they are reconstructing what was learned in class that day. But this can easily be negated, because if the students are confused, misunderstood, or weren’t there they can’t complete the task, in some cases, leading to them failing the subject.So when you go to your next PTA meeting tell the board what you’ve learned. If you feel that you haven’t learned anything, ask yourself this when you were young did you ever feel overwhelmed by