Introduction
Homework is a set task that is given to students to be solved at home and submitted at school for examination. There are usually homework tasks set from most or all subject categories for submittal at different or clashing target dates. Failure to carry out these tasks on or before target times often carries penalties on the student concerned. It has become the norm for students to be under the pressure of homework and now seems to be one of the most defining criteriums for student performance grading.
In my argument, I don't quite agree with the idea of homework in this way because it tends to eat into the times for play and rest at home after a very busy long day studying in school. With the high amount of homework tasks for almost all subjects, we tend to lose out on such leisure time at home. This should not be so. After all, - All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
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I find some of the homework to be too much and sometimes unnecessary after most of the exercises have been explored and tested in the classroom. Some of these tasks are better suited within the classroom premises as the tools, apparatus, and equipment are more available in the classroom than it is in the home environment. Moreover, the school classroom presents a better learning and less distracting environment than the home setting, hence, the homework at home may not present the best output for the student.
I find the school opening times absolutely acceptable from 9 am and I'm sure you would agree with me too, irrespective of you being a teacher or a student. However, if homework routines at home should outweigh the time for rest and other relaxation activities at home, then I can argue that the school opening times should then be much later than 9 am, in order to allow some more rest time for the students' life pattern. That extra hours of sleep in the mornings can really brighten up your day and reduce stress levels. According to scientists and researchers, if you could squeeze in an hour or 2 of extra sleep you will look better, feel better and be better at your school or job performance.
Homework has been around since 1905 and nothing revolutionary has happened or even changed about the way we do homework. Doing homework now is still pretty much the same thing as doing homework in 1905. Why?
Roberto Nevilis, an Italian man (that invented Homework), made homework back then for one main purpose, to punish his students. Some people argue that Horace Mann, an American man was the one that normalized homework during the 19th century and made it a default thing for all schools to include it in teaching. Why? Horace did this as he saw this as a way for kids to get extra learning which some kids may not want. Why would the kids not want more learning at home? The simple answer is that the children want to stay home and have time for themselves, family, or just friends. They don't want to sit down and study as soon as they get home, but they are left with not much of a choice because if they don't do those tasks their parents will be notified and the outcome of that is hardly palatable.
From another perspective, from some teachers, it can be said that homework is dished out to students not only for more learning at home but also to do a ‘Roberto Nelvis’ approach to their misbehaving students. While some may have adopted Horace Mann's approach of extra learning which may be too pressurizing on students.
The idea of homework is not all-embracing to me in all its entirety, as there are days that I just need to go back home after a long day of school and just relax and have some free time. I know it's a hard pill to swallow but be rest assured that there's some good to homework nonetheless. However, on the other hand, sending work home for kids to do isn't all so bad. The children are getting more skills and work reinforced in their learning process. Homework can lead kids' children to know how to be more self-disciplined, independent, and to be more responsible about their work, to get more revisions for upcoming tests. Homework also helps to enforce better preparation for great grade marks for an upcoming exam. You may never know that piece of homework that gave you more knowledge. It may be the reason why you made it to your dream school or job. Homework may be a pain, however, if properly administered by the teachers, in the long run, it's pretty helpful.
Conclusion
Please bear in mind that I do understand the need for quality studies and progressive learning but my argument is not about making school shorter or less quality, it is about administering the necessary homework tasks to students with less pressure and it should strike a balance with their other life routines.
With these points of mine, I hope I can manage to convince you that excessive and unnecessary homework should be banned to allow a focus on the student's main tasks and also a balance with their leisure times.
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