There are times when homework should not be issued. But there are times when homework should be I think that homework should not be banned because it is important to help you in your subject. Over the years the U.S has increased homework loads to try and compete with other countries. But it fact kids that actually do their homework are probably kids that already have A's, and B's because if you do not care about school why would you do homework? In my opinion homework should be REDUCED not destroyed. 10 minutes a day is not going to kill you.
I think HW should be banned as far as a requirement. It should be recommended, but not enforced, unless you're failing. I think short daily quizzes to prove that you understand the subject should replace homework.
I don't believe it should be banned, which I thought I would never say, butI believe that one of my favorite teachers, my High School Pre-ap Chemistry teacher, had the best idea for how homework should be. We had homework and yes we did have to do it. However, every day we received a check on whether we completed it or not. It wasn't graded, it was just for completion. If you complete all of your homework you get a 100 at three weeks and 2 100's at the end of the six weeks. Having late or incomplete homework just subtracts from that grade. If you didn't understand it then you could come in and ask for help on it. Somehow, because of this, I actually understood it and it helped me way more than just being assigned homework, having it graded, and put in the grade book ever did. Although that was in Pre-ap, and I believe that if anyone takes a Pre-ap, or AP class and refuse to do the work then they should fail, simple as that.
No it should not. It helps drill the information into your head so when the test comes up, you know the material. Saying 'homework should be banned' is silly teenager garbage. Actually do it, and it won't take that long.
no they should double or triple the ammount of homework they get. haha im joking. im left skool now so i don't care :P
but in seriousness i see how it can be helpful but in the home that is the least thing you want to do. i did most of my homework in the actual class as i just learned what ever. (we got ours half way in the class not at end)
Hmm... I can see the value of homework, but not all types. Last year, I had tons of homework at times because teachers would all slap projects on at the same time, probably thinking, "Oh, no one else would assign one NOW..."
I think some kinds of homework are stupid. For example, when teachers say, "Copy the definitions of these words into your notebook." To me, it's like, "Great! I'll definitely remember this. We're doing so much with it." (sarcasm) I enjoy it when teachers get creative with homework. For example, we worked with balanced chemical equations in chemistry and that was fun! It was like a puzzle! But I just hate when teachers make you copy and read stuff *cough* English class *cough*.
So, I'm okay with it as long as it's not the boring pointless crap I'm forced to waste hours on.
Homework, as well as many other things, started off as something with good intentions (retention), but became a monster that needs to be slayed. Many teachers are lazy now and only assign homework instead of actually teaching, I had one teacher last year in whose class we would do nothing in, and then have an hour and a half of homework. And the teacher would complain about how grading would take to long. So in my view, it needs to be limited, or banned. enough said.
Homework shows understanding of knowledge they taught you and if you were paying attention in class, oh and it is a way to flunk the "stupid kids" they don't like out of social studies, Homework is ok but when you get a truckload of stuff you don't even remember being taught or projects due in 2 days, it sucks. You know what is really stupid? Homework over the summer, it is like the teachers last I hate you before you leave for the summer. I think we shouldn't have summer, bear with me here, A lot of schools are year round but they have a lot more vacations than USA schools, The reason teachers give homework over the summer is cause apparently kids are forgetting stuff but if we got off for short periods sometimes twice a month we remember stuff, I think USA schools should also be like France and have half days on Wednesday and go play sports and such, maybe that will bring the obesity down. Well that is my mini rant on a small morsel of school.
