BBC reports on family arguments over homework (excerpt):
Homework is bad for your family, say researchers, who have found that it causes arguments and upsets.
A study of the impact of homework in different countries says that the pressure of homework causes friction between children and parents.
This pressure is worst in families where parents are most keen for their children to succeed at school.
And the survey claims that homework causes “anxiety” and “emotional exhaustion”.
As a solution, the report suggests that “homework clubs”, which take place after school, are a successful way of getting the benefit of homework, without risking the disagreements associated with homework at home.
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For parents to make a positive contribution, the report suggests that parents should take a more supportive and less interventionist role, only helping when they are asked.
“Parents have the most positive influence when they offer moral support, make appropriate resources available and discuss general issues. They should only actually help with homework when their children specifically ask them to,” says report author, Susan Hallam.
The report backs the effectiveness of homework clubs, which have become popular in many schools. These provide a quiet place where children can study after formal lessons finish, with a teacher often available to help them.
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The report also says that the impact of homework on academic achievement is “relatively limited” compared to other factors, such as “prior knowledge, ability, time on task, good attendance at school, motivation and self-confidence”.
homework is bad it makes you more stressed and angry. when i do my homework i hate it it makes me mad and stressed out and since stress is the number 1 killer it takes years off our lives
me again im doing a speech on how homework is bad for you and i think that overtime teachers have started to suspect more from students when were only kids we have lives not like some nerdy teachers i play sports and dont have enough time to do homework
im going to do a debate tomorrow i think it’s bad because we spend 12 year of your lifetime doing home work!!
i think we should band HW becuase we r not getting enough sleep!
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IT FAILS TO MAKE GRADE
this site sux.. need statistics on how children are affected by homework
How about we all band together and put an end to this homework? Let’s all do little of our homework and prove that doing minimal homework is better!
i’m doing a report for school and i need statistics. i agree with you but i cant write the whole paper with just opinion.
help?
we shouldnt if u have any information leave a comment because we are doing a report on it plaeseee!!!!! homework causes stress and pain and depression!!!
i just hate hw it suxs!!!!!!
homework is teh worst. IT BRINGS DOWN MY GRADE! GRRR! Homework takes up time. Stop giving it to us!
I agree. Sometimes people have more important things to deal with
As a teacher, I have become more flexible on homework issues due to the stress that I have seen my own children experience. I truly believe homework should be a light yet beneficial practice of current or previous skills. The majority of the learning should take place on school time. Kids need to be free to explore the world and enjoy their childhood before they grow up and face the high demands of the adult world.
you should never have to do homework! wate of time!!