Pros and Cons of Homework - Should students really have.
Why homework should be meaningful to all students. -Better education for students. -More interest in doing homework. -Less stress on students and their families. In order for homework to be meaningful, it should have a purpose and be personalized and inviting to students doing the homework.
Harris Cooper, a Duke University professor who wrote the book “The Battle over Homework,” suggests that homework assignments should be minimal, easy to complete and designed to get parents involved (though the involvement should gradually fade as students get older).
On top of causing stress, more homework means kids have less time for other activities. There’s less opportunity for the kind of learning that doesn’t involve traditional skills. There’s less chance to read for pleasure, make friends, play games, get some exercise, get some rest, or just be a child.
When students arrive home from school at the end of the day, they usually want to relax and play. However, most have a couple of hours of homework to complete.
In spite of the decades of research finding homework has no academic benefit for primary school students, the idea that children should no longer receive homework remains controversial.
Poorer pupils in England get less help with their homework than their better-off classmates, according to new analysis of the OECD’s PISA survey published by the Sutton Trust today. New polling also finds 30% of pupils have received some private tuition, up from 18% in 2005.
So a second-grader should have 20 minutes of homework. The National Education Association and the National Parent Teacher Association agree with this philosophy.