Homework+Pros+and+Cons

You can’t really explain the dispute over whether homework is good or bad. Sure everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what are the facts and what is actually true about homework? Is it a waste of time, or is it worth your time? This paper is going to be about the dispute of whether homework is good or bad, and I can tell you now, most of it is opinionated by different people and you can see the other points of view, but there are some facts deciphering whether it is in fact good or bad.

Some say homework is good, some say it is bad. What do you think? Better yet, what do the experts think? “There is simply no proof that most homework as we know it improves school performance,” said Vicki Abeles, the filmmaker and a mother of three from California. “And by expecting kids to work a ‘second shift’ in what should be their downtime, the presence of school work at home is negatively affecting the health of our young people and quality of family time.” In this quote it basically portrays that since there’s no proof homework improves school performance, could homework just be a waste of time? Also it says that homework is taking away from family time. To what extent is homework too much? As one administrator said, “Parents want their kids back.” Is homework taking away from family time and childhood’s? That’s what it seems like. Many say homework is a waste of time, but some say it isn’t. If kids are spending hours after school doing homework when it’s their time to relax, and spend time with their family? With the increased level of homework, there is less time for kids to live their life, relax, spend time with family, and even sleep. It seems as if homework is after all bad. “If my students feel that quality homework is worth the effort, I’m keeping it. If an assignment is not worthy of my own son’s time, I’m dumping it.” This teacher seems to show the opinion where if homework is pointless, why should students even bother? Even teachers believe to an extent that homework can be bad. “I am not the only parent- or teacher for that matter- questioning the value of homework,” said a teacher and parent. This proves as I stated before homework can in fact be bad to a point, as seen by many people’s views.

There are many different opinions as to whether homework is good or bad, but this portion is about how homework can be good. Many think its simply practice for what you learn as a teachers son Ben stated; “If I didn’t have homework I don’t think I’d do very well. Its practice for what we learn in school.” As you can see some people do think homework is worthy your time for it helps you better comprehend what you previously learned in class. Some people even feel that homework is a key to success as stated by Winnie Hu, “Such efforts have drawn criticism from some teachers and some parents who counter that students must study more, not less, if they are to succeed.” What do you think? Sometimes studying can overwhelm and overload a student so when does it become to much?

Some people even feel very strongly about the need for homework. “This is so stupid,” Mr. Parker said. “Part of growing up is having a lot of homework every day. You’re supposed to say, I can’t come out and play because I have to stay in and do homework.” Many people also believe that doing homework every day builds a strong base of responsibility and better study habits for later on in life. Some even say there’s not enough time in class to cover all the required material, making it to be homework. Who knows maybe homework is good and bad.

In my opinion, I think homework can be good and bad. In some cases homework should be an optional thing. If someone thinks they have the material down solid, there shouldn’t be a requirement for them to do homework. After all, homework is practice; but, if somebody wasn’t understanding the material, homework may be necessary to help them. I think homework sometimes for certain things is good, but some homework is pretty much pointless and a waste of time that can be used for other things. IT all just depends on how you look at it, and what its importance is. If all of the homework has a purpose, then sure it’s a good thing. But when it gets to the point of just wasting time, that’s when it become an entirely different things, and can be considered bad.

As you may have read, people have many different views on whether homework is good or bad, but it seems as if its both. Too much, and its bad, not enough and its bad, but the perfect balance with homework seems to be good. With none at all, who knows what would happen. But with an overload, that’s never any good either. I guess it all just depends on the balance and importance of the homework in order to determine whether it is good or bad.