Homework is essential to reinforce the material we have learned in school. It helps one better understand the course and get better grades in school. But when homework takes you almost all night to complete, than that is when it becomes ridiculous. Sitting for hours wasting time doing the same thing over and over seems very pointless. Homework should be given in moderation, not in bulk.
High school students have a life outside of school and being bombarded with page after page of assignments can really be a real hassle. Most students have jobs and don’t get home until 10:00pm. By then their body is tired from school and work and they don’t have the energy to do anything. What makes matters worse is if you don’t do your homework your grade gets docked quite a few points. Even the brightest students have to struggle with this.
Thank God for parents though. It seems that parents have noticed the long hours their child has been slaving over for just one class assignment. “My child comes home from school everyday and starts on her homework right away, but she still doesn’t finish until close to midnight. She needs her sleep.” says the mother of Alliea Bacchus, a Piper High School student. Parents are even worried because they have their children enrolled in so many after school activities, and they don’t have time to complete all their homework in one sitting.
The Broward County School Board is expected to vote on making a policy to cut down on homework and increase academics in the classroom. They’re even proposing no homework over the weekends and over holiday breaks. Even though the policy is trying not to put limits on homework, they still have suggested it. They suggest ten minutes of homework for each grade level. For example, the maximum amount of homework a high school junior is to complete per night is 110 minutes. That sounds way better than having to spend the whole night completing one assignment.
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