Why Kids Should Not Have Homework

Elementary School Students should not have the responsibility of homework

Today I will be arguing whether or not young school kids should or should not have homework. Personally I think they should not. These kids are so young and the last thing they should be worrying about is homework, instead they should be outside with friends, getting dirty and having fun! A quote from Monica Pellarin says, “I say give the kids a break… Let them enjoy life before life gets too tough.” I love this because it’s the truth. Life will be so tough in the future so just give them a break and let them have fun!
I want to start out talking about stress. Elementary students should not be stressed out at such a young age, especially over homework. This is a statement from a group of experts at the University of Pittsburgh saying, “Early exposure to violence and stress not only can affect children's mental and social development during their formative years, it also can increase the risk of alcoholism, illicit drug use, adult depression, anxiety and even heart disease much later in life, according to a leading specialist on stress and resilience.” I totally believe this. Young minds aren’t made for

stressing. Since they are so young their brains have not fully developed and with stress at that age is unhealthy.
Secondly I want to talk about how the young students will have no interaction because they are doing homework. Interaction with other people is such an important thing in life. It will help you with confidence and being able to hold a conversation with somebody. This is a part of a paper from the Children/Family resources and the Office of Education saying this, “The opportunity for social interactions with others is very important for the development of all children. Through social interactions, children begin to establish a sense of “self” and to learn what others expect of them. Although social interactions for very young children primarily occur within the family, as children grow and develop, they become more and more interested in playing and interacting with other children. When playing with others, children learn appropriate social behaviors, such as sharing, cooperating, and respecting the property of others. In addition, while interacting with their peers, young children learn communication, cognitive, and motor skills.” This is great. It is so true and when it says the children begin to establish a sense of self, I like that part because I think it’s important to discover who you really are. This is a good reason why homework should not be in elementary schools.
Last I would like to talk about how homework takes away family time.

Being with your family after a long day is very important. This came from Van Thompson on Demand Media saying, “Homework takes time away from other pursuits. Children who have a large quantity of homework have less time to spend with their families and friends. According to the textbook, "Child Psychology," regular social interaction plays a critical role in brain development. Children who get plenty of opportunities to interact with friends and family can gain valuable social, conflict management and impulse control skills. When homework reduces this time, children's social development may suffer.” Homework can lead to many other negative things. It will make the students hate school and just be completely stressed

out!
Others might say that homework is a good thing. The parents and teachers might say that it gives them responsibility, or the school boards want homework because it will give the kids better test scores which leads to more money. It’s sad that the school board's care more about money then the education for the students. These elementary students should not be worried about responsibility at such a young age, that’s ridiculous. They should be worried about not being able to go outside! I know that the kids do not want homework. I am against homework for these young kids mainly because of their age and what it can lead to in the future.
Being so young and being stressed out is harmful, it’s a proven fact. No one deserves to be stressed especially elementary school students. They have a long life ahead of them and they will stress later in life, but in their young lives now they should be with their family and doing stuff with them. It is so unhealthy for young people to have no interaction and not being able to hold conversations. The brain will not develop correctly if the kids do not have interaction with one another. I hope this changed your mind on homework for young elementary school students.