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  1. Why Students Should Not Have Homework

    Examining these arguments offers important perspectives on the wider educational and developmental consequences of homework practices. 1. Elevated Stress and Health Consequences. According to Gitnux, U.S. high school students who have over 20 hours of homework per week are 27% more likely to encounter health issues.

  2. Should We Get Rid of Homework?

    Do students really need to do their homework? As a parent and a former teacher, I have been pondering this question for quite a long time. The teacher side of me can acknowledge that there were ...

  3. Homework Pros and Cons

    Homework does not help younger students, and may not help high school students. We've known for a while that homework does not help elementary students. A 2006 study found that "homework had no association with achievement gains" when measured by standardized tests results or grades. [ 7]

  4. Students' mental health: Is it time to get rid of homework in schools?

    But they also say the answer may not be to eliminate homework altogether. Emmy Kang, mental health counselor at Humantold , says studies have shown heavy workloads can be "detrimental" for ...

  5. More than two hours of homework may be counterproductive, research

    The research quoted students as saying they often do homework they see as "pointless" or "mindless" in order to keep their grades up. ... Homework should not be simply assigned as a routine practice, she said. "Rather, any homework assigned should have a purpose and benefit, and it should be designed to cultivate learning and development ...

  6. Does homework still have value? A Johns Hopkins education expert weighs

    The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University. "It's always been the case that parents, kids—and sometimes teachers, too—wonder if this is just busy work ...

  7. Is homework a necessary evil?

    They are less likely to have computers or a quiet place to do homework in peace. "Homework can highlight those inequities," she says. Quantity vs. quality. One point researchers agree on is that for all students, homework quality matters. But too many kids are feeling a lack of engagement with their take-home assignments, many experts say.

  8. Is Homework Necessary? Education Inequity and Its Impact on Students

    Today, homework often requires a computer and/or internet connection, which many students do not have access to outside of school. Sources: NEAToday.org, "The Homework Gap: The 'Cruelest Part of the Digital Divide'," 2016; CNET.com, "The Digital Divide Has Left Millions of School Kids Behind," 2021.

  9. Is Homework Necessary for Student Success?

    Re " The Movement to End Homework Is Wrong ," by Jay Caspian Kang (Sunday Opinion, July 31): Finland proves that you don't need homework for education success. Students there have hardly any ...

  10. Should Kids Get Homework?

    Too much, however, is harmful. And homework has a greater positive effect on students in secondary school (grades 7-12) than those in elementary. "Every child should be doing homework, but the ...

  11. Why Homework Should Be Banned From Schools

    Yet we continue to overwork our children, depriving them of the chance to cultivate health and learn deeply, burdening them with an imbalance of sedentary, academic tasks. American high school ...

  12. Does Homework Work?

    As many children, not to mention their parents and teachers, are drained by their daily workload, some schools and districts are rethinking how homework should work—and some teachers are doing ...

  13. The Pros and Cons: Should Students Have Homework?

    Homework allows for more time to complete the learning process. School hours are not always enough time for students to really understand core concepts, and homework can counter the effects of time shortages, benefiting students in the long run, even if they can't see it in the moment. 6. Homework Reduces Screen Time.

  14. Stanford research shows pitfalls of homework

    Less than 1 percent of the students said homework was not a stressor. * Reductions in health: In their open-ended answers, many students said their homework load led to sleep deprivation and other ...

  15. Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?

    June 26, 2022 at 12:42 am. Studies have shown that homework improved student achievement in terms of improved grades, test results, and the likelihood to attend college. Link. i think homework can help kids but at the same time not help kids. Link.

  16. Key Lessons: What Research Says About the Value of Homework

    Too much homework may diminish its effectiveness. While research on the optimum amount of time students should spend on homework is limited, there are indications that for high school students, 1½ to 2½ hours per night is optimum. Middle school students appear to benefit from smaller amounts (less than 1 hour per night).

  17. Is Homework Good for Kids? Here's What the Research Says

    A TIME cover in 1999 read: "Too much homework! How it's hurting our kids, and what parents should do about it.". The accompanying story noted that the launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to a push ...

  18. What's the Right Amount of Homework?

    The National PTA and the National Education Association support the " 10-minute homework guideline "—a nightly 10 minutes of homework per grade level. But many teachers and parents are quick to point out that what matters is the quality of the homework assigned and how well it meets students' needs, not the amount of time spent on it.

  19. Are You Down With or Done With Homework?

    Some schools and districts have adapted time limits rather than nix homework completely, with the 10-minute per grade rule being the standard — 10 minutes a night for first-graders, 30 minutes for third-graders, and so on. (This remedy, however, is often met with mixed results since not all students work at the same pace.)

  20. Why Students Don't Do Their Homework-And What You Can Do About It

    Here are 6 research-backed reasons for why students resist homework- plus tips to help overcome them. 6 Reasons Students Don't Do Their Homework-And What You Can Do About It. Fact #1 The homework takes too long to complete. In a study of over 7000 students (average age of 13), questionnaires revealed that when more than 60 minutes of ...

  21. Should homework be banned?

    Homework is a controversial topic in education, but what does the science say? Explore the pros and cons of homework and its impact on students' well-being in this article from BBC Science Focus Magazine.

  22. The Pros and Cons of Homework

    Pro 1: Homework Helps to Improve Student Achievement. Homework teaches students various beneficial skills that they will carry with them throughout their academic and professional life, from time management and organization to self-motivation and autonomous learning. Homework helps students of all ages build critical study abilities that help ...

  23. Doing Homework: Ins and Outs for Students

    Being a student means studying, doing homework, going to the library, and dealing with many other things that can sometimes be annoying. It's really tough, especially in the first year of ...

  24. Why Should Students Not Have Homework?

    10 reasons why students should not have homework. Here are 10 compelling reasons why students should not have homework: Promotes Burnout Too much homework can lead to student burnout, where students feel overwhelmed and disengaged from their schoolwork due to excessive pressure. Limits Family Time

  25. What School Subjects Do Teens Need in High School?

    Students who take AP classes have the option to take an AP test in the spring. If they get a certain score, they can get credit for the course at many colleges. College credit courses .

  26. ChatGPT vs. ChatGPT Plus: Is a paid subscription still worth it?

    OpenAI's new and improved GPT-4o model makes it harder to determine who'll find free ChatGPT adequate and who should spring for Plus. We break down your options to help you decide.

  27. The Student Loan Forgiveness Extension Gives You More Time to ...

    If you have federal student loans, you may be able to increase the amount of debt relief you receive by consolidating them into one federal loan. And the Department of Education recently extended ...

  28. Judge Myrna Pérez Shares Her Journey for Justice From Voting Rights to

    Judge Myrna Pérez of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City began her journey growing up in Texas as the child of Mexican immigrants, with these experiences laying the groundwork for her lifelong commitment to justice. At the Law School's Edward Levi Distinguished Visiting Jurist Program on April 29, Pérez shared that from an early age, before she even had the vocabulary to ...

  29. Spring Commencement 2024

    Join us for this afternoon's commencement exercises for our graduating class of 2024. #ForeverToThee24

  30. Biden-Harris Administration Allows Borrowers More Time to Consolidate

    Student borrowers now have until June 30 to apply for loan consolidation. May 15, 2024. Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, [email protected]. The Biden-Harris Administration today announced an update on the timing of the payment count adjustment. This administrative fix ensures borrowers get proper credit for progress borrowers made toward ...