Persuasive Essay Homework

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Homework that Hurts Ever since the school system was invented, homework has been given out to allow children the opportunity to practice the skills they learned throughout the school day. It was thought to help children memorize the material better,however, throughout the past decade, the amounts of homework that children receive has become too much. Small children and teens are expected to tackle anywhere from 1-4 hours of homework each night. Students become stressed when they cannot memorize material or finish a project, affecting their ability to learn at home and in school. Some people believe that homework is beneficial to students, and helps them learn, but they are mistaken. Homework is only harming student’s grades as well as their physical, social and mental states, so, as long as the amounts of homework stay consistent, there will be a decline in student performance and satisfaction. Starting off, students are being overworked to the point where there is simply no time for them to do anything that day other than the work that was assigned. This can harm their ability to interact with others and takes away from their free time in the day. Children are locked up in school for 7 hours and then are expected to go home and do another 4 hours of work. That is a total of 11 hours of work that must be completed daily. Young children should not be expected to complete so much work because there are only about 12 hours in a day. After completing the work they are

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