Why Is Homework Wrong
It is 11:20 p.m., we know the drill. Reading logs must be filled out, functions should be graphed, lines need to be memorized and essays have to be written. Then we wonder if all the pain, worry and stress is worth it.
Students, how many of you stayed up doing homework last night? If not then how many zeros do you have in your grade book? Have any of you felt guilty for rewarding yourself and having fun instead of completing assignments? To all of my WHAP friends, what time did you go to bed last night after finishing those pesky, peeving, provoking outlines?
After a long day in school, two hours of swimming, and an hour of playing on an instrument, dinner time hits and we drown in homework. Seven hours of school alone is draining for a daily life of a student. On our way home we carry the weight of our backpacks as if we are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders. Piling homework will only encourage students to put it off. All students procrastinate because they feel overwhelmed with the workload. It feels daunting to start work which is why homework can even lead to cheating which leads to poor study habits. Being prone to cheating and having an insufficient amount of study habits will only lead to a fixed mindset. …show more content…
The biggest issue would be stress. 56 percent of students considered homework as a primary source of stress. Students do not always understand homework because it may not be understood well enough or explained well thoroughly. Homework can also be seen as a waste of time. We've got some students who'll work from 4 p.m. to 10 that night at a restaurant, then go home and try to get some homework done and get some sleep, and then they have to be at school by 7 in the morning. Other
Students, how many of you stayed up doing homework last night? If not then how many zeros do you have in your grade book? Have any of you felt guilty for rewarding yourself and having fun instead of completing assignments? To all of my WHAP friends, what time did you go to bed last night after finishing those pesky, peeving, provoking outlines?
After a long day in school, two hours of swimming, and an hour of playing on an instrument, dinner time hits and we drown in homework. Seven hours of school alone is draining for a daily life of a student. On our way home we carry the weight of our backpacks as if we are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders. Piling homework will only encourage students to put it off. All students procrastinate because they feel overwhelmed with the workload. It feels daunting to start work which is why homework can even lead to cheating which leads to poor study habits. Being prone to cheating and having an insufficient amount of study habits will only lead to a fixed mindset. …show more content…
The biggest issue would be stress. 56 percent of students considered homework as a primary source of stress. Students do not always understand homework because it may not be understood well enough or explained well thoroughly. Homework can also be seen as a waste of time. We've got some students who'll work from 4 p.m. to 10 that night at a restaurant, then go home and try to get some homework done and get some sleep, and then they have to be at school by 7 in the morning. Other