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why we should have less homework
hook
"homework is a case of all pain and no gain."-Alfie Kohn author of The Homework Myth
did you now that Finland has only an average of 3 hours of homework a week, kids only have to start at age 7 and they have shorter school days?
history and background
in 2017 a school from kindergarten too five desided to stop there homework and did not experience any academic loss, some actually improved.
All though Robert Nevilis used It as a punishment his colleagues thought it was a necessary part of the curriculum
Robert Nevilis invented homework as a punishment for his students but should homework be assigned when students did nothing wrong.
specialized info
homework is used all around the world
There is a law That makes sure that homework is not hurting a child physically or emotionally
1st main argument-over working students can cause stress and can lower the grade of students
a study done in Stanford university showed that 56 students admit that most of there stress comes from homework.
An educational psychologist called Richard walker says that countries how believe in a lot of homework have lower test scores than some of the countries that don't.
Robert Nevallis invented homework to be able to work without a timeline,to be able to chose when you do it and to study with no pressure. This has all been warped by the amount of homework students get.
second main argument- interactive learning is more beneficial than when students are isolated
interactive learning can help kids be creative and help with public speaking and leadership,while isolated learning (learning by yourself)can help you see what the student knows it does not fully help them learn as well.
i'm not saying that isolated or passive learning is horrible but that interactive learning is better for most projects and that are school should get involved in more interactive learning.
interactive learning is when Kids work with other Kids, this can help in many ways and is way better than the alternative isolated learning but teachers are still doing a lot of isolated learning even when theirs more benefits in group learning
3rd main argument disadvantages and advantages depending on life style, can lead to homework be unfairly marked.
homework
high income students
don't have to worry about making money for there family and can focus on school.
low income students
exchanging time doing homework for tie supporting there family and doing stuff that will make money for there family.
This is unfair because kids that don't have to worry about supporting there family can focus on school work.
some kids might need to take care of there siblings or be just be in a bad time with money or family. This can lead to poor grades by not completing the homework in exchange for helping there family.
thesis
I think that homework( at the very least) should not go over 1.5 hours of homework from grade 6-9 ,should not go over 1 hour from 3-5 and should not go over 45 minutes from 1-3.
All the facts point to why we should switch to a lower use of homework,add more interactive learning and adjust the type of homework for a family situation .