I have always thought that school homework should not be a component of one's grades.

I have always believed that "school" is "school" (and later, in my adult life, "work" is "work") and "home" is "home." I do not bring my home to school/work, so how is it fair that school/work should invade my home?

I have always thought of school homework as the "extra practice" available for those that didn't fully grasp the concept being taught in a classroom. (This could lead me to a discussion of teaching skill, by that's another topic.) If taken in that context, I think homework should be kept available for the students that feel (or demonstrate) that they need the "extra practice."

But, why should a student who understands a lesson from the classroom instruction be punished with a lower grade, just because he didn't do a bunch of menial, repetitive, busy-work?

Come to think of it, I don't recall a time in my life when I ever did much "homework" - even through my college years - much to my parents and instructor's annoyance. I did the various research projects and term papers - the kind where I could plan my own time appropriately, and if I had a day where things just weren't clicking mentally, I would put it away and work on it a different time - but rarely, if ever, did I do the day-to-day repetitive practice-type of "homework." Ultimately some of my grades reflected this, even though I almost always understood the material and got A's on exams.

Today the definition of "homework" for me is: chores - the cleaning, organizing, and maintenance "work" of my "home."

Unfortunately, I still don't do as much "homework" as I probably should. I guess maybe we do learn important life lessons in our youth.

Yea, what he said!!! Exactly!!

What I see here is a CALL for a change of definition, Since A) you both are odviously not opposed to ALL homework, B) you are very opposed to assigned and required homework. Might we presume that homework as a general definition includes everything from doing projects, to studying to reading for class, those things that we do without the "instentive" of a failing grade? But this is all fine, unfortunantly it also encompasses busy work, and what we've called "homework" above. I think that really what we are all oposed to is assigned and required homework, that which may be an excelent suggested study guide, but is unnecessary for many people to indulge in to understand the material at hand.

Henceforth I label homework as beneficial and many times necessary! BUT THAT THE REQUIREMENT TO PARTAKE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE MORALY BANKRUPT!

thank you
ANDERS

For the most part, "Bankers, Plumbers, Cooks, and Grocers" are not doing their jobs for the sole purpose of learning. There will be aspects of education in any profession, but learning and creativity aren't things you ought to set aside when the bell rings. Rather, homework should be interesting and have components of real learning instead of being comprised merely of repetative tasks that don't teach anything.

Hi- My name is David Stewart and im a senior at Troy Athens High School in Michigan. I'm doing a argumentive Paper on Homework and Is it to Much. Personally i think that we do get too much homework. We dont have the chance to ever be a kid because we are full of homework and then after school activities that you need in order to get into collage. There is not enough time to hang out with friends anymore because of homework. Things have changed so much since i was a kid and i know for a fact that the homework has increased. Do you have any information that could possibly help me with this topic and or websites that are against school homework

Thanks David for visiting my site. Here are some links that you may find helpful:

National Public Radio has a great article and even some audio clips from a broadcast they did on this subject

Do Students Have to Much Homework? A Report by The Brown Center on Education Policy

Homework, To Much of a Good Thing?

Are Schools Giving Children To Much Homework? 73% Yes - 27% No

Too Much Homework?

When Homework is Larger Than Life

Schools Piling on Too Much Homework, Psychologist Say

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hw corrupts the social, family, and "me" time of a child which can affect their independence when they grow older. hw also is only 5%-10% of a childs grade. it carries to the household which can arrgivate parents, and many kids are sick of hw. hw, even though only a small percentage of a grade can lower a childs average about one grade by the end of the year for elementary and middle schoolers, maybe 2 grades for highschoolers. this would give them an opportunity to be overall better without the stress of getting hw done and going to extra curricular activities that help "raise" a child into an adult.
-concerned student (11/22/04)