Too Much Homework

Homework is very helpful to students, but too much homework can cause major problems. Many students complain about having too much homework and adults argue that they're "just too lazy." Too much homework could be the cause of stressful, overweight, and discontent students.

Having school five days a week for seven hours is stressful enough, and an added four or five hours of homework every night does not lessen that stress level. High school students have much to worry about: preparing for college, getting and keeping a job, and keeping their grades up. With all of this, students barely have enough time to enjoy their life. A student gets up in the morning and goes straight to school until about 3 or 4 o'clock. After school, most either go to work or go to practice for an activity they do. By the time they get home, it's either time for them to have dinner and for some, it's time for them to go to bed to get the 8-10 hours of sleep that is suggested. After dinner, students begin gathering the homework they have to have done for the next day. This leaves no time for spending time with family or for any other enjoyable activities.

There are many excuses for the large number of obese children today, but one reason may be not enough free time. My parents talk about how when they were in grade school, they would stay outside playing until it was time for dinner and after dinner they would go back outside until it was time for bed. If students had less homework, they would have more time in the afternoons to go outside and play or exercise. Many students may also not be able to join an athletic team because of the amount of extra work they have after school and on weekends. If teachers would limit the amount of homework given to 1 or 2 hours tops a night, students may be less likely to become very unhealthy and more likely to be healthy and do their homework.

Homework is time consuming and may keep students from doing some activities, but the main problem is students become unhappy when they think about the amount of homework they are assigned every night. If all students had to do was go to school and learn for the 7 or 8 hours they're there, and went home to have free time or only a few hours of homework to do a night, they would be a lot more satisfied. Also, I think if students had less homework a night, they would be more likely to actually finish it and get it right because they wouldn't be dreading all the hours they still had to go.

Teachers assigning too much homework for schools may be the cause of stressed, overweight, and unhappy students. If teachers would cut down the hours of homework or amount of homework they assigned each night, students would benefit the way they should from homework.

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