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Why Homework Is a Waste of Time

June 3, 2015
By Claire23 BRONZE, Amherst, New York
Claire23 BRONZE, Amherst, New York
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Why do we even need homework? To practice? We do that enough already.  Homework is a waste of time. It takes the enjoyment out of school and it takes up teacher time. Students need more free time for other activities such as sports, homework takes it away from spending time with family and friends.

     Is homework a waste of time ? The study of 18,000 schoolchildren finds no relationship between working hard at home and better grades. More  homework assignments  didn’t translate into better grades. Next time you hear a child complaining that their science and math homeworks are wastes of time they might have a point. Young children spend enough of their day at school. When they come home, they should be free to dump the school bag and get busy doing non academic stuff such as getting a job and starting on something to pursue their career.


        Students need more free time for other activities. Education isn’t the only important activity in everyone’s life. We all need some time to ourselves to prevent stress or blow off from some steam. It can damage family relationships and stresses parents out as well  as their children. School takes up a lot of time that children can be using to do something more productive.

         

Homework takes up teacher time. Teachers would have more time if they didn’t assign homework.  The teacher  needs to design the homework, explain it , mark each piece individually and tell everyone if they got it right or wrong. Teachers could as easily use the classwork to find out who knows what they are doing. We aren’t the only ones who take a lot of time on homework, our teachers do as well. Homework loses it’s value because we need to be told individually what our mistakes are.

         

It takes the enjoyment out of school. We would enjoy school more if we didn’t have any homework. When we only get homework occcassionally we will consider that piece more important. Especially if we get too much homework it can take the enjoyment out of learning. No matter how engaging the teacher is in class , homework will almost certainly  be stressful , boring and tiring. We know that there is no direct link between how much homework is set and grades.
            

Some people believe that homework isn't a waste of time. You have to try your best to do the homework that's given to you. Millions of people work for themselves or work from home. The main aim of education is to prepare us for the rest of their lives. Homework is teaching us a key skill that we will need in the future . When we do homework we are learning on our own.
                Homework is a responsibility. We should expect to get a certain amount of homework per day. Homework aids class work by providing a space for those who haven't finished the work. Teachers will need to mark and go through work whether it's classwork or homework . Whether homework puts us off learning will always depend on what the homework we are given is.
           

This paragraph presents that homework is a responsibility for high school kids and students. The importance of this argument is that homework takes away time from spending it with family and friends.  The reader should take homework away from this because it's it takes a long time to do and it's a waste of time.



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on Oct. 4 2020 at 2:14 pm
DuncanBroNuts, New York City, New York
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Homework is a waste of time!! Finally, someone gets me

BRASSBOI said...
on Oct. 30 2019 at 2:14 pm
BRASSBOI, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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I LOVE THIS REPORT THIS IS AMAZING WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF THIS YEARS AGO

Kapuu said...
on Jun. 20 2017 at 10:08 am
I agree homework is a waste of time

Kapuu said...
on Jun. 20 2017 at 10:08 am
I agree homework is a waste of time

Austin said...
on May. 23 2016 at 5:56 pm
LOVE THE REPORT!!!!!!

Austin said...
on May. 23 2016 at 5:53 pm
I DON'T SUPPORT HOMEWORK AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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