Why Kids Should Not Have Homework
Homework. The one thing that ruins every student’s day. The one thing that takes up all of your time. While some experts say that homework is beneficial to students, some argue, however, that homework doesn’t help students whatsoever. I believe that kids should not have homework because it does not help students academically, some kids find it hard to do homework, and it has bad effects on students. One reason why kids should not have homework is because it does not help kids academically. For example, according to the article, “ As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It” it states, “High school students studying until dawn probably wasting their time because there is no academic benefit after 2 hours a night; for middle-schoolers, 11/2
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The first example of this is that in the article, “As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It” it states, “...when it pinned homework and child labor as leading killers of children who contracted tuberculosis and heart disease.” (This occurred in the 1930s.) This shows that lots of kids died in the 1930s just because of homework. This could have been for many reasons but most likely because of stress and pressure. In the article, “Should Schools Be Done With Homework?” it says, “ In April, Denise Pope, a researcher at Stanford University, found that too much homework can negatively affect kids by increasing stress and sleep deprivation and generally leaving less time for family, friends, and activities.” What this is saying is that because of homework kids can become stressed and this could lead to them not doing their best with their homework, tests and quizzes, and other work at school which is not good for their learning or health. The final example of how homework has bad effects on students is from the article, “Teachers Call For Ban On Homework” It says, “The motion also says many children appear “unhappy and anxious”.” If students are constantly being unhappy and anxious because of homework then that could cause them to lose interest or become discouraged and cause them to not do it. That was the final reason why kids should not have
The first example of this is that in the article, “As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It” it states, “...when it pinned homework and child labor as leading killers of children who contracted tuberculosis and heart disease.” (This occurred in the 1930s.) This shows that lots of kids died in the 1930s just because of homework. This could have been for many reasons but most likely because of stress and pressure. In the article, “Should Schools Be Done With Homework?” it says, “ In April, Denise Pope, a researcher at Stanford University, found that too much homework can negatively affect kids by increasing stress and sleep deprivation and generally leaving less time for family, friends, and activities.” What this is saying is that because of homework kids can become stressed and this could lead to them not doing their best with their homework, tests and quizzes, and other work at school which is not good for their learning or health. The final example of how homework has bad effects on students is from the article, “Teachers Call For Ban On Homework” It says, “The motion also says many children appear “unhappy and anxious”.” If students are constantly being unhappy and anxious because of homework then that could cause them to lose interest or become discouraged and cause them to not do it. That was the final reason why kids should not have