A Teacher's Defense of Homework - The Atlantic.
Some teachers pride themselves on loading students up with hours of homework. We need to take a second look at the value of homework. It should be useful! Don't assign homework just because. It must add something to the learning. If students see homework as some sort of punishment, a drudgery task, it will be despised and rarely seen as having.
Some teachers assign homework assignments on a daily basis while others may only assign it once in a while. In general, college instructors tend to assign homework more rarely.
Do your homework before giving homework to your students. Assigning the right kind and the right amount of homework is important. Homework should be based on the application of the concepts learned in the classroom. Teachers should assign work that presents students with a challenge while also engaging them in age- and skill-appropriate activities.
The latest studies into student health say they should have much less. When teachers give too much homework, it’s very stressful for young minds, who should be freer to enjoy themselves and grow up naturally without worries and stress. The body of your essay, then, consists of your persuasive points backed up with your arguments.
Today, kindergarten to fifth graders have an average of 2.9 hours of homework per week, sixth to eighth graders have 3.2 hours per teacher, and ninth to twelfth graders have 3.5 hours per teacher, meaning a high school student with five teachers could have 17.5 hours of homework a week.
Students love to complain that their teachers assign too much homework, and by the third week of school any teacher in the building can tell you who won't have their homework on a daily basis.
To find out more about why people think homework is a good idea, Jenny spoke to Chris from the campaign for Real Education, which is a group of teachers and parents who care about how well schools.