Why Kids Shouldn T Work

Most students go to school for about six to eight hours a day. When the bell rings for dismissal one would think it is time to go home and relax. Unfortunately, the school day may be over but, the work after school for many will continue. Some students spend hours doing endless amounts of homework and begin to dread the idea of homework altogether. The purpose of homework is to help students practice and review what they have learned in class. It becomes more of an unwanted chore rather than a productive task, especially when homework is given as busy work. What is the point of homework if the students have done school work all day? Teachers should not give students homework as it is ineffective.

Children learn through play and experiences.

However, the problem is that parents may not want to help because they are tired from a long day at work or they are busy with other things. Furthermore, depending on whether a parent monitors or assists with homework the child’s response to these interactions, can affect a parent-child relationship, and can become strained. Parents and children can become frustrated with one another and the situation may get out of control to where they are fighting. A study done in Finland by the University of Jyvaskyla in their Department of Psychology looked at the relationship between parents and children, and how the child performs academically with the help of adults. During the study they looked at the emotions adults expressed while helping their child, “Homework activities are emotionally charged events. Both children and parents experience a wide range of emotions in these situations, including frustration, tension, gratitude, and happiness. Children’s uncertainty about how to do their homework or lack of self-regulation in homework situations can trigger irritation or annoyance in parents” (Silinskas et al. 420). The study explains that homework can cause a wide range of emotions. However, if those emotions were tension and frustration then the relationship between the two can be damaged, leading to hurtful arguments. On the contrary, if homework is not

It does help a student review and practice what they have already learned in school. In addition, it can have an effect on overall achievement. An added benefit may be that a student learns to work independently. While this is all true and students can benefit from homework, what people do not understand is that there is little research showing that homework is actually as beneficial as teachers like to think. The research that is being done is more in favor of eliminating homework or decreasing it. Another issue is that teachers do not take into account outside factors such as extracurricular activities, exercise, sleep, family life, and downtime. Also, teachers do not take into account that students skill levels and ability to work independently vary greatly. Students with fewer skill abilities may need more help and the parents may not be available or not know how to help. From the article written by Nancy Kalish she quotes a woman named Kylene Beers, who is president of the National Council of Teachers of English and the author of When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do, who says, “It's counterintuitive, but more practice or the wrong kind of practice doesn't necessarily make perfect” (Kalish). She also gives the example, although students are able to “memorize long lists of spelling words — (but) many will misspell them the following week” (Kalish). Usually, these students are expected to practice and