Why We Shouldn T Have Homework
We shouldn’t have homework. Students have had homework been doing homework for so long in their lives that the idea of not doing it can seem shocking. But if you stop to think about it, the truth is that homework isn’t necessary. There are three reasons why students shouldn’t have homework which is bad health, not being able to participate in sports or activities, not being able to spend time with friends or family, and that they don't really learn from homework.
Believe it or not, homework gives students bad health. In 2013, research that was conducted at Stanford University found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical or mental health problems such as ulcers, migraines, sleep deprivation, depression and weight loss, a lack of balance in their lives such as not enough sleep, food, or hydration and they become isolated from society. (citation) It’s like homework makes you suffer from not being able to do what you want to do because in your mind tells you that you have to get it done before anything else. The researchers also found that spending too much time on homework meant that students were not meeting their …show more content…
Homework decreases the time spent with family. They have already been at the school for almost half of their day then they have to come home, do another 2-6 hours of homework depending on how much they have, and go to bed early just to go to back school again. It’s cycle of students’ life. It’s wrong. Secondly, it reduces the amount of time that children could be spending with their families. Family time is especially important to a growing child and without it, social problems can crop up and a family unit can be compromised by a lack of time being spent
Believe it or not, homework gives students bad health. In 2013, research that was conducted at Stanford University found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical or mental health problems such as ulcers, migraines, sleep deprivation, depression and weight loss, a lack of balance in their lives such as not enough sleep, food, or hydration and they become isolated from society. (citation) It’s like homework makes you suffer from not being able to do what you want to do because in your mind tells you that you have to get it done before anything else. The researchers also found that spending too much time on homework meant that students were not meeting their …show more content…
Homework decreases the time spent with family. They have already been at the school for almost half of their day then they have to come home, do another 2-6 hours of homework depending on how much they have, and go to bed early just to go to back school again. It’s cycle of students’ life. It’s wrong. Secondly, it reduces the amount of time that children could be spending with their families. Family time is especially important to a growing child and without it, social problems can crop up and a family unit can be compromised by a lack of time being spent