The Truth about Homework clearly argues that homework is not good for kids – or at least that the cons of homework outway the pros. I think I definitely learned more in the classroom than I did from any homework but I learned two things from homework:
- How to write papers. We never wrote a whole research paper in school. I can remember writing my first papers in sixth grade. (I can also remember my mom telling me I could do much better – something the teacher never would have told me as I got A’s on them! Mom was right of course. The question was, did it matter?)
- How not to procrastinate. When we moved to Spain when I was in 7th grade it would take me several hours a night to do my homework – mostly because I was struggling with the Spanish. Carmen, our next door neighbor who watched us after school, would feed us a snack right after school and then we would all sit at the dining room table working on school work until we were done. To this day, I am not a big procrastinator. Just sit down and do it. (And this is why I got to play pool and go out in college while my roommates slaved away! Come home, go to your room where it’s quiet, do your homework, come out, say hi to everyone and then go to the pub while they sit around talking and doing homework. I think we all did the same amount of socializing and homework but I think I felt less stressed.)
I also enjoyed doing my math homework and doing a lot of math problems probably cemented the how-to that I learned in school. Other than that, I can’t remember getting a lot out of my homework but maybe my parents would have a different opinion …
I personaly think homework is an exelent way to succed in life
1sth of all it gets your mind on something more inportant than video games, msn, and lots of other things that melts your brain.
2d of all it makes your days lesson sink in so you can remember for the rest of the day and possibly for the rest of your life!
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d of all the saying that says thet it is the worst time to do homework at nite to me is NOT true because I did some research on over 20 sites and it says that children work better at diffrent times, so one of them like to do theyr homework first thing when the get home, others like to have a snak and then do theyr homework, sometimes they like to do it right befor bed!
So I now hope you make the right choice
have a better education, go to college
or stay there on the computer
throwing your life away
So hope you do the right
While I agree that you may learn something doing homework, and homework may keep you from worse activities, I have to disagree with your comment about computers.
Personally, I think time on a computer can be very educational. I also think we can find good activities for our kids. We don’t need schools to assign homework in order to make sure they have something good and educational to do.
homework is not good iam a 10 year old child.iwould know because it takes all your focus on test and make you think of stupid homework
i completely agree with you, i mean it just takes your time from hanging out with your friends. Besides at school its like all you can think about is how your going to do your homework.And i should also know, im in sixth grade and our teacher belives homework is good only for some retarded kids that need extra practice. But im not retarded.
I TOTALY AGREE WITH YOU SOME PEOPLE DO DO THAT AND ARE STUPID LIKE MY FRIEND.
I THINK UR RIGHT ABOUT HOMEWORK. I MEAN SOME HOMEWORK IS UNNESESAIRY BUT SOME HOMEWORK SHOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE IT HELPS U BUILD INDEPENDENCE AND NOT PROCASTINATE LIKE U SAID . U DEFFINETELY CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT SITTING ALL DAY ON MY MSN AND NOT DOIN HOMEWORK