Caitlin Moran on why we should ban homework.
I think we should have homework because it teaches us more in the long run. It teaches the students important life skills that they will need to apply even when they become working adults, especially time management, prioritizing work, as well as values, namely responsibility and self-discipline.Should we stop setting homework? In my opinion, even though there are potential risks of negative effects, homework should not be banned. Small amounts, assigned with specific learning goals in mind and with proper parental support, can help to improve students’ performance. While some studies have generally found little evidence that.Should homework be done in school time, rather than at home? Might sound like a weird question but the President of France, Francois Hollande, thinks that it should.
Homework should be banned because there is no evidence that it correlates to better learning or grades. Additionally, too much homework can detract from other important activities and relationships that are essential for the child's development. Though having been a staple of school for generations, there is actually little if any evidence to.And not least because of the final awfulness of homework: that my kids are the lucky ones. Homework just about works for them because they have a calm house and parents who have the time, just about, if we forget that I actually wanted to go and listen to Serial while having a hot bath, to help them. But for those children who are not lucky.
The question of whether students should have homework is not new. With more and more kids and their parents stating that they have almost no time to live because of homework children get at school, educators start wondering whether giving them homework is really such a good idea.
