The Negative Effects Of Homework On Students

Forty percent of parents say that their teenage child is experiencing stress attributable to school. Statistics show evidence of school affecting children 's mental health. Homework is counterproductive to student learning and personal growth. Schoolwork, homework, and tests cause the everyday high school student stress and can affect their health in a negative manner. Mrs. Andrea Townsend, a Behavioral ecology professor at Hamilton College, writes that students need homework or work outside the classroom in order for students to retain information and learn proficiently. Patti Neighmond, an award-winning NPR Health Policy Correspondent, spills that parents notice stress in their children due to homework. I believe that an excessive amount schoolwork does more harm than good in students and can affect their mental health.
In School Stress Takes A Toll on Health, Teens And Parents Say by Patti Neighmond, she focuses on the negative effects of school on students who take on too many advanced courses and homework. She focuses on the story of a high school junior Nora Huynh who took

Concerned parents find that undue amounts are the leading cause of stress in students. This chronic stress can cause a sense of panic and paralysis which only adds to the stress they are already undergoing. To add on, the teenagers themselves are admitting to feeling stressed by school pressures. She gives the example of a sophomore with difficult classes who felt it was better to drop some of the most difficult classes in order to make her life less stressful and for her to have a more balanced life. She still takes her honors courses and has time for herself and her family. Instead of cramming disproportionately large amounts of homework in addition to difficult classes she’s able to learn basic time management skills which lead to a reduction of