Sophia Greenwood

Prof. Gregory

ENG 1101

24 November 2020

Is homework beneficial?

In this argumentative essay I will be covering the advantages and disadvantages of

homework. This paper will be reviewing homework in a deeper understanding. For this essay I

will be presenting the pros and cons of homework. I believe homework is insignificant to a

student’s academic career. The reasoning behind this is students have a life outside of school,

with responsibilities making it more difficult to manage their time. Homework inhibits the

opportunity for personal growth and evaluation. While being said homework is the primary

reason for student's stress and mental health.

Bempechat, Janine. "THE CASE FOR (QUALITY) HOMEWORK: WHY IT IMPROVES

LEARNING, AND HOW PARENTS CAN HELP." Education Next, vol. 19, no. 1, 2019,

p. 36+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A566264024/OVIC?

u=dayt30401&sid=OVIC&xid=7f0e9884. Accessed 24 Nov. 2020.

This article was drafted by Janine Bempehcat, who is a clinical professor of human

development at Boston University College of Education and Human Development. In this article,
Janine explains the importance of homework and why it improves learning. She describes how

homework plays a critical role in the learning and academic ability of a student. This article

would be useful to my argumentative essay because it supplies a strong viewpoint of the

opposing side. I would use this as information to back up my counter argument.

Cassada, Raychelle. “Does Homework Serve a Purpose?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers,

5 Nov. 2018, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/teen-angst/201811/does-homework-

serve-purpose. Accessed 24 Nov. 2020.

This article was written by Raychelle Cassada, who is a therapist. Cassada writes about

homework and mental health. Cassada explains how homework can create anxiety for a student.

For example, when a student is stressing about a certain due date and, can get anxious about

completing the assignment. The author also addresses how homework can lead to sleep

deprivation, exhaustion, and elevated levels of stress. This could all lead to depression and

anxiety with more than half the teens claiming homework is their primary reason of stress. This

article would be a wonderful resource to use in my essay because it understandably explains

homework linking to mental health which makes a convincing argument. This would be where I

talk about how homework effects students greatly and in the section about mental health.

Lacina-Gifford, Lorna J., and Russell B. Gifford. "Putting an end to the battle over homework."

Education, vol. 125, no. 2, 2004, p. 279+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,
 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A127013754/OVIC?

u=dayt30401&sid=OVIC&xid=9540eaa8. Accessed 24 Nov. 2020.

This article was drafted by Lorna J. Lacina-Gifford and Russel B. Gifford. In this article,

the authors analyze how homework causes more stress and takes away time for family bonding.

The authors claimed there can be a different approach towards homework which can help

provide social interactions with family and friends. The Giffords write how homework ends up

causing commotion in the house and is blamed for causing family problems. I feel this source

would be a great contribution to my essay because it gives a good reasoning on how it affects

families and homes. This would be seen in the section where I talk about homework and how it

does more harm than good.

Meador, Derrick. "Purposeful Homework Should Be Standard School Practice." Gale Opposing

Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2020. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/FHXTRU360818447/OVIC?

u=dayt30401&sid=OVIC&xid=ac22ad2d. Accessed 24 Nov. 2020. Originally published as

"Creating a Homework Policy With Meaning and Purpose," ThoughtCo., 22 July 2019.

Accessed 24, Nov. 2020

This article was written by Derrick Meador, who supports that homework is beneficial to

learning. Meador believes homework should be viewed as an opportunity to have real life

connections. The author claims homework is a chance to practice, apply acquired skills, and the
chance to show responsibility. This article would be a good input into my argumentative essay

because it shows clear points of the opposing views side. This article helps to create a balance

instead of feeling I am so strong on one side of the argument. This would be place in my

opposing argument section where I describe how homework help with real life skills and

responsibility.

Clifton B. Parker. “Stanford Research Shows Pitfalls of Homework.” Stanford News, Standford

University Communications, 16 Apr. 2016, https://news.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/too-

much-homework-031014/. Accessed 24, Nov. 2020

This article was drafted by Mr. Clifton B. Parker, who is a Stanford researcher found

homework has physical side effects also. The author states homework causes more stress, sleep

deprivation, health problems, and less time for friends and family. Parker also explains how

students tend to struggle with finding a balance between homework, extracurricular activities,

and social time. Homework is seen as more of busywork because students see it as more of a

time to get their grades up. I believe this article would give added support to back me up in why

homework is not beneficial, and more of a busy work. This would be found in the section of how

homework affects students physically.