As a result, students lose their opportunity to establish friendships, good character traits, and learn a wide range of skills. In the article “Are You Done with or Down with Homework?” the author points out a story of a mother by explaining’ “She remembered him getting two to four hours of homework a night, plus weekend and vacation projects. He was overwhelmed and struggled to finish assignments… ‘Ultimately, we felt compelled to have Bobby quit karate - he’s a black belt - to allow more time for homework” (Hough 5). Bobby is only one example of the many that have had to quit an activity that they love in order to spend more time with their school work. By taking these kids out of their favorite activities they are losing key skills and relationships that could be beneficial to them later on in life. In addition, it is showing these students that when life gets busy quitting things they love is the answer. While quitting activities is helpful in situations like this, students should always be forced to give up what they love. With limited homework students would not have to be faced with these hard
As a result, students lose their opportunity to establish friendships, good character traits, and learn a wide range of skills. In the article “Are You Done with or Down with Homework?” the author points out a story of a mother by explaining’ “She remembered him getting two to four hours of homework a night, plus weekend and vacation projects. He was overwhelmed and struggled to finish assignments… ‘Ultimately, we felt compelled to have Bobby quit karate - he’s a black belt - to allow more time for homework” (Hough 5). Bobby is only one example of the many that have had to quit an activity that they love in order to spend more time with their school work. By taking these kids out of their favorite activities they are losing key skills and relationships that could be beneficial to them later on in life. In addition, it is showing these students that when life gets busy quitting things they love is the answer. While quitting activities is helpful in situations like this, students should always be forced to give up what they love. With limited homework students would not have to be faced with these hard