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Homework Is Pointless Debate

The document discusses the ongoing debate around homework, with arguments on both sides. While homework is meant to reinforce learning, some argue it reduces family time and overburdens students. Others believe it is necessary for academic success. The document concludes that homework should be assigned in moderation and be effective, to benefit students without becoming a burden.

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Homework Is Pointless Debate

The document discusses the ongoing debate around homework, with arguments on both sides. While homework is meant to reinforce learning, some argue it reduces family time and overburdens students. Others believe it is necessary for academic success. The document concludes that homework should be assigned in moderation and be effective, to benefit students without becoming a burden.

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Homework has been a topic of debate for many years, with some arguing that it is necessary for

academic success and others claiming it is a waste of time. However, the truth is that homework is a
pointless debate. It is a never-ending cycle of arguments and counterarguments, with no real solution
in sight.

The reality is that homework is a necessary part of the education system. It allows students to
practice and reinforce what they have learned in class, develop time management skills, and prepare
for exams. However, the amount of homework assigned and its effectiveness have been called into
question, leading to the ongoing debate.

One of the main arguments against homework is that it takes away from valuable family time and
extracurricular activities. Students are often overwhelmed with homework, leaving them with little
time for anything else. This can lead to burnout and a lack of motivation for learning. However, it is
not the concept of homework that is the issue, but rather the amount and type of homework assigned.

On the other hand, proponents of homework argue that it is necessary for academic success. They
believe that without homework, students will not have enough practice and will struggle in exams.
However, this argument ignores the fact that homework is not the only way for students to practice
and learn. In fact, there are many other ways for students to engage in active learning, such as group
projects, class discussions, and hands-on activities.

So, what is the solution to this pointless debate? The answer is simple – balance and effectiveness.
Homework should be assigned in moderation, taking into account the age and needs of the students.
It should also be purposeful and effective, with clear objectives and feedback. This way, students can
benefit from homework without it becoming a burden.

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the pointless debate about homework.
And when you are together everyone is fried,” said Brigid Schulte, author of “ Overwhelmed: Work,
Love, and Play When No One Has the Time ” and director of the Better Life Lab. “If you are
stressed and cranky, and your kid has been in aftercare too long, and then you get home and have to
force them to do their homework, it removes the sense that home is a supportive, loving place where
you can connect.”. I will make sure to bookmark it and come back to learn more of your useful info.
Sometimes because a teacher has not explained something new well in class, the homework task is
impossible. Yummy and inviting. Memories come flooding back to Play Doh tables of the past. I get
home from school at 3 and am working on homework till 8. What’s the harm in giving homework on
school days.”. Is there any way you can remove people from that service. In an EdWeek article he
writes that he found no correlation between homework and improved standardized assessment
scores. Pricing a shopping list is an awesome way to practise maths while acquiring life skills. It can
often reflect the creativity of the teacher who can inspire children to take their learnings and apply
them to the real world. Kids love to measure stuff, and fractions can be so naturally and easily
introduced by measuring and cooking together. The tremendous pressure and wellbeing-related
issues are all due to the assignment of homework. Teacher Sparks Debate Online About Why She
Never Assigns Homework Maths Puzzles Fitness Shop Latest Hairstyles The National PTA
recommends 10 minutes of homework per night per grade level. However, he says, forcing it is likely
to backfire. It makes a big difference in those test scores, not to mention in a life worth living. Well
planned homework should not take so long to mark that the rest of their job suffers, and it can
inform their understanding of their students, helping them design new activities to engage and
stretch them. Vocabulary, grammar, and ideas grow when parents and caregivers have conversations
with their children. Each school is different in the amount of homework they give, and if a school is
giving a lot of homework, that should be changed, and it should be lessened, but not banned. In the
1950s, people were worried about falling behind the communists, so more homework was needed as
a way to speed up our education and technology. The only thing that would do is make children hate
homework for taking them away from other activities. They also say that it widens social inequality
and is not proven to be beneficial for younger children. After examining the evidence, we’ve come up
with recommendations for both teachers and parents for homework that contributes to students’
academic growth. That survey is a few years old now but I doubt that's changed. Also Older low-
income kids have to work jobs And working and doing homework. So for those who disagree that
homework should not be banned, have empathy for students who have to take up their social time
only for homework. Other studies show that, compared to classes where homework isn’t given out,
there’s a typical learning gain of 5-6 months for secondary students. And, assigning additional work
to be completed at home could be one way of filling in these gaps. Understanding these various
circumstances, however, is only half the battle. Sweet Pea's cooking class involves grandparents,
parents, and several nannies as assistants to the little emergent chefs. But today there is so much
material available on the internet that teachers can never be sure.
There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase,
a SQL command or malformed data. Even a famous Author named Justin Coulson does want
homework to be banned. Is this not a ton of stress that we are putting our youngsters through.
Students who invest a lot of energy in homework are not generally ready to address different issues,
such as being truly and socially dynamic. So for those who disagree that homework should not be
banned, have empathy for students who have to take up their social time only for homework. Free
Maths Worksheets for Years 1 - 6 Download and print our teacher-approved study packs, for free. In
fact, the publisher’s correlation did not list those standards as being addressed in the material at all.
Finn students also report higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of school-related stress.
Maybe you can write subsequent articles referring to this article. Most researchers appear in
agreement that too much homework can be harmful to the health of students. You may want to read
Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. In school everyone is
equal, but at home some people have advantages because of their family background. As children get
older, the potential benefits of homework grow, but less than you probably think. Others favor
homework in some cases but not all, depending on the age of the child, the type of homework
assigned, and the time it takes to complete. You can go back to World War I or a little after, when it
was considered important for kids to exercise their brain like a muscle and that homework was a way
to do that. I also dislike homework, but I have to do it because I think it’s important. In any case I’ll
be subscribing on your rss feed and I am hoping you write once more soon. After examining the
evidence, we’ve come up with recommendations for both teachers and parents for homework that
contributes to students’ academic growth. According to research, it has been found out that most
students think about homework as an essential cause of stress, while under 1% of students said
homework was not a stressor. Thus that’s why this paragraph is amazing. Thanks. Teachers are then
free to allow students to work in groups or individually, visiting each group and testing their mastery
along the way. If anything, countries with more homework got worse results. So if Delaney is serious
about wanting to reduce his child's workload, his school's head teacher should expect a knock on the
door. Perseverance and stamina, for example, are required to sit through a story and then discuss it,
to complete a batch of brownies or play a game of checkers or chess. “It’s better to grow those skills
doing things kids find interesting than forcing them to slog through worksheets,” he said. Here’s
why: after hearing many teachers complain that they were not getting the promised results from a
widely used supplemental material, Learning List reviewed it. It does nothing but creates a
monstrous picture of our studies in our minds. It helps your child develop positive study skills and
habits that will serve him or her well throughout life. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it
yourself. Even worse, students who have stayed up late trying to finish their homework, come to
school tired, and are less ready for work. Attitudes flip-flopped again in April of 1983 when then-
President Ronald Reagan encouraged the press to publicize a government report warning of “a rising
tide of mediocrity” eroding the American educational system.
I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool. View original
content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Please enable
Javascript or try a different browser. According to a study by Stanford University, 56 percent of
students considered homework a primary source of stress. I hope homework doesn’t become a
regular thing, oh wait it is. It’s a winner-takes-all world and we want our kids to be the winners —
unhappy, stressed-out winners. A direct consequence of stress due to homework comes in the form
of health problems. Excess homework increases the level of stress and tiredness among the students.
Homework helps both students and teachers know whether or not the student has successfully
learned what was taught in school. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for
the content of external sites. Studies have shown that many children find doing homework very
stressful, boring and tiring. Skip twitter post by rob delaney Allow Twitter content. Supporters of
homework are driving kids away from learning, making them less successful in and out of school,
and destroying their childhood by intruding on weekends, vacations, family mealtimes, children’s
sleep time, playtime, and downtime. Yes I am a 8th grader so your hearing the opinion of one. The
media coverage of the debate often zeroes in on these two seemingly polar opposite views, even
though they may not be all that far apart. Free-time plays a major role in fostering creativity and
emotional development factors as important to long-term success as education itself. Just a little
homework is still considered a punishment. Different schools have in place various policies about
homework. And homework is one of the most common causes of family arguments. Not all students
have a parent or caregiver able to assist with difficult concepts, access to the internet, and a quiet or
safe space in which to study, meaning students without such support are at risk of falling behind
their peers based solely on access to resources, not ability. This is mainly due to the homework
weighing down on them. A number of studies have found that homework negatively affect the life of
school children in many ways. Skip twitter post 7 by Piers Morgan Allow Twitter content. In truth,
your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my own website now. School is already
stressing enough and students need to be able to have a life outside of school so they can relax and
not have to worry about school anymore. Lastly, the main thought to be examined in a debate on
homework should be abolished will be that homework upsets the sleep cycle. A hundred years ago,
educators and critics determined that homework made students “unduly stressed,” and so many
school districts banned it for students under seventh grade. But If you translate the policy to the 10-
minute rule, it’ll be very similar. There’s a lot of folks that I think would really enjoy your content. In
May 2021 we asked our social media community for their thoughts on this debate. Family time,
shared nights, end-of-the-week trips, and meals are missed by students who are continually investing
energy in homework.
Probably driven by the long and cold winters, Finns celebrate their summers so passionately. Skip
twitter post 5 by Jason Manford Allow Twitter content. As they say, in third grade you learn to read,
and in fourth grade you read to learn. But, when the Cold War came along with its fear of American
kids falling behind their Soviet counterparts, homework saw a resurgence, only to fall out of fashion
once again during the progressive 1960s and 1970s when critics lamented that it was stifling student
creativity and expression. Yes, that?s right. Lugging around that 10-20 pound book bag everyday can
cause severe back, shoulder, and neck pains, and could even possibly lead to something worse. This
Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Rising income inequality has turned parenting into
a competitive sport. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself. Please know that it takes a
little time for comments to be seen due to settings on this blog, and it's not necessary to submit
twice. Even worse, students who have stayed up late trying to finish their homework, come to school
tired, and are less ready for work. Understanding these various circumstances, however, is only half
the battle. As teachers, we are bound to our district guidelines. This was especially pronounced in
secondary-age students. C) if the student cannot do the homework and does not do it, that will lower
thier grades without learning what the right the right thing to do, therefore makeing the homework
usless. Knowing what we know about brains and minds, how can we reconsider this argument.
Finland has banned homework, yet it is deemed the “happiest country” and comes at the top of
exams. Ban homework. International comparisons of older students have found no positive
relationship between the amount of homework set and average test scores. Also, its in my own
words so if anybody wants it for their school classwork they can copy it and put it in their
classwork. Most of the students are weak and are not that capable enough to get high grades. When
can they find the time to indulge in sports, hobbies, and creative interests if their time is consumed
by homework. You appear to grasp so much approximately this, like you wrote the guide in it or
something. As for recruitment, although teachers do often work in the evenings, they are not alone in
this and they get long holidays to compensate. As per research conducted it was discovered that there
is a connection between homework completion and sleep disturbance, kids who had less homework
would be wise to schedules and had more steady sleep cycles. The best homework tasks engage and
stretch students, encouraging them to think for themselves and follow through ideas which interest
them. It helps your child develop positive study skills and habits that will serve him or her well
throughout life. And an estimated 20 percent of kids copy their homework from other students. This
involves 30 minutes of child-wrangling and patience-testing five days a week, pressure-cooking the
little downtime they have together as a family. Just a little homework is still considered a
punishment. Just ask Favorite Grandson (first grader) and Sweet Pea. End of twitter post by rob
delaney The American also suggested parents who called for more homework weren't fond of their
offspring.
Studies suggest that UK literacy and maths rates are falling while in other countries they continue to
rise. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other
technologies. Homework is one of the main ways in which the student’s family can be involved with
their learning. So for those who disagree that homework should not be banned, have empathy for
students who have to take up their social time only for homework. Cooking reinforces science, math,
and reading skills. They might even include maps in their journal entries. That's due to choices some
kids make about how rigorous an academic program to take and the increased competition over
college admissions. When my girls were small, we used go to Mother Toddler classes each week. As
students see the same word list more and more often, the difference between high-WM students and
low-WM students gets smaller. Homework is very unfair because economically disadvantaged
students cant study at home with the same conditions and support as the wealthier children. You can
also find more Debate Writing articles on events, persons, sports, technology and many more. It helps
the students refresh on the work they did in class gives them a mini lesson to remember everything
and lets them know where they are struggling and where they are doing well at. In the UK there are
tons of tuition services helping to provide kids with a competitive edge using an extracurricular push.
This research paradigm simply doesn’t apply to our work. Albert Einstein once said “Imagination
rules the world but our current educational system has changed the word “imagination” with
“education”. Is it the case that we put too much pressure on children these days. Eating or playing
together cultivates socioemotional resilience. There’s a lot of folks that I think would really enjoy
your content. I hope homework doesn’t become a regular thing, oh wait it is. Keep on reading for the
most pointless things to debate about. Perseverance and stamina, for example, are required to sit
through a story and then discuss it, to complete a batch of brownies or play a game of checkers or
chess. “It’s better to grow those skills doing things kids find interesting than forcing them to slog
through worksheets,” he said. Students shouldn’t be able to look up the answers on their
smartphones. It also makes the best use of teachers, who can spend lesson time teaching rather than
just supervising individual work that could be done at home. End of twitter post 3 by Gary Lineker
Delaney also received support from fellow comedians, and fathers, Romesh Ranganathan and Jason
Manford. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. For younger children this could
be practising reading or multiplication tables. Is the homework debate even relevant in the context of
COVID-19. Ask me anything. You'll see. At my granddaughter's cooking class this week, I found
myself at the Play Doh table. Another reason is I believe it takes away from time spent with
family,friends,sports or even just playing outside. Online tuition has soared in popularity through
2020 and 2021, and could be the solution for people on both sides of the homework debate.

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