Homework Encourages Education
In 2008, 72 percent of parents and students agreed that homework was the main source of household stress (“Why Johnny”), and statistics show that these numbers only continue to rise as years pass. So, how can students decrease the amount of stress they receive from homework and gain more free time? Many jump to the conclusion that abolishing homework is the correct solution to the issue. However, homework is far more useful and effective than many may think. Homework helps students to excel in school, provide an alternate learning option for some students, give feedback to teachers and parents, and teach students life lessons about learning outside of the classroom.
Parents and students alike pose many objections …show more content…
Teachers can guess and predict on how well they are teaching and how well their students are receiving the information told to them, but the only way they can know for sure is through homework grades and tests. Homework acts as a daily report to teachers from students on how they are doing in class and how easily they are learning. If a teacher receives poorly done homework, they will then know that they did not cover the topic thoroughly enough. Homework also serves as a sort of “tracking tool” for parents as well. If a child is doing poorly in school, their parents or guardians will be able to look at their homework to understand what the student is learning, why they are doing poorly, and find a way to help them. Yaniv Loran, a father to three students, stated that “Doing homework with one’s children also helps improve and deepen the parent-child relationship. And surprise surprise, the kids discover to their amazement that Mom and Dad actually know stuff.” (“Why Johnny”). Homework is a very useful tool to keep teachers and parents up-to-date on how well their child is doing so that they can help their student in a more effective …show more content…
Even though many students may not enjoy doing homework, it teaches them that learning does not only take place in a classroom, but anywhere where they are curious to examine closer into information that interests them. As Hannah Sinha, head of a Manhattan Montessori School, stated: “Education is half school and half home.” (“New York”). Just as Sinha says, the education of children happens everywhere they go; by looking into topics or activities that interest them, they will naturally educate themselves on that particular subject. However, this does not mean that homework is not needed, for it teaches children to learn how to educate themselves in that way. Alfie Kohn, an opposer to homework, says that "Telling kids how much and how long they have to read is an excellent strategy for making kids hate reading”. Although some homework assignments may seem forced upon students, at a young age these daily tasks help them discover what they do and do not enjoy doing, which helps to prepare them for high school, college, and eventually their career. This slowly teaches students, without them even knowing, how to look into things that interest them and discover what they love doing and what their true passions
In 2008, 72 percent of parents and students agreed that homework was the main source of household stress (“Why Johnny”), and statistics show that these numbers only continue to rise as years pass. So, how can students decrease the amount of stress they receive from homework and gain more free time? Many jump to the conclusion that abolishing homework is the correct solution to the issue. However, homework is far more useful and effective than many may think. Homework helps students to excel in school, provide an alternate learning option for some students, give feedback to teachers and parents, and teach students life lessons about learning outside of the classroom.
Parents and students alike pose many objections …show more content…
Teachers can guess and predict on how well they are teaching and how well their students are receiving the information told to them, but the only way they can know for sure is through homework grades and tests. Homework acts as a daily report to teachers from students on how they are doing in class and how easily they are learning. If a teacher receives poorly done homework, they will then know that they did not cover the topic thoroughly enough. Homework also serves as a sort of “tracking tool” for parents as well. If a child is doing poorly in school, their parents or guardians will be able to look at their homework to understand what the student is learning, why they are doing poorly, and find a way to help them. Yaniv Loran, a father to three students, stated that “Doing homework with one’s children also helps improve and deepen the parent-child relationship. And surprise surprise, the kids discover to their amazement that Mom and Dad actually know stuff.” (“Why Johnny”). Homework is a very useful tool to keep teachers and parents up-to-date on how well their child is doing so that they can help their student in a more effective …show more content…
Even though many students may not enjoy doing homework, it teaches them that learning does not only take place in a classroom, but anywhere where they are curious to examine closer into information that interests them. As Hannah Sinha, head of a Manhattan Montessori School, stated: “Education is half school and half home.” (“New York”). Just as Sinha says, the education of children happens everywhere they go; by looking into topics or activities that interest them, they will naturally educate themselves on that particular subject. However, this does not mean that homework is not needed, for it teaches children to learn how to educate themselves in that way. Alfie Kohn, an opposer to homework, says that "Telling kids how much and how long they have to read is an excellent strategy for making kids hate reading”. Although some homework assignments may seem forced upon students, at a young age these daily tasks help them discover what they do and do not enjoy doing, which helps to prepare them for high school, college, and eventually their career. This slowly teaches students, without them even knowing, how to look into things that interest them and discover what they love doing and what their true passions