Homework should be banned

As the rules say, I must rebut my opponents points and expand on my arguments. Therefore, I will refute my opponent this round as well as next round. I also concede to my opponents point that arguments are indeed rebuttals, so I thank him/her for clearing my misconception. Now, I would like to refute all of the points my opponent has brought up. In response to academic achievement argument: My opponent brought a study which said that in 20 cases, only 6 showed negative achievement. However, what my opponents fail to realize is that there are four other studies that I have shown in the second round which refute this. If this study shows that there are 14 positive cases, then we also have to take into account of the many other negative ones such as the one where there were 17 studies and academics did not improve according to Homework Myth. In response to Life skills and responsibility: My opponents have stated that many life skills improve which is needed in the real world but homework is just a completion grade. This means that homework just needs to be done; and it does not need to be done well. So, if students do not care about their homework and they do not try their hardest, then the life skills and responsibility that my opponent is talking about will not even administer. Also, with homework comes cheating and parents doing the homework instead. Like I said before, 98 percent of students admit to cheating in high-school. The so called "life skills" that my opponents are talking about will not work and they will actually worsen! In response to sufficient practice: In Finland which is the best country in academics, there is no homework, yet they are the best. They do not need this extra practice that my opponent are talking about. It is completely unnecessary. It will just create stress and anxiety which I will sate in my fourth contention. Now, I would like to move on to my case. I have also added a fourth contention because I feel that it is necessary. C1: Income Inequality Homework should be banned because it gives those who are wealthier a greater advantage over those who are less fortunate. According to the book Educational Policy for the 21st century written by David Berliner, a PHD educational psychologist, states that a major problem of modern education is due to the discrimination of lower income families. In his book he states that "Finland is often considered the highest achieving nation in the world. Their enviable position in world rankings of student achievement at age 15 has occurred with a minimum of testing and homework, a minimum of school hours per year, and a minimum of imposition on local schools by the central government. In addition he states the main reason for this, also supported by the Finnish National Board of Education, is because "Finland's social policies result in a rate of children in poverty (living in families whose income is less than 50% of median income in the nation) that is estimated at well under 5 percent. That rate in the USA is estimated at well over 20%. Meaning that family income has a direct impact on student learning, clearly shown in this statistic. This means that higher income families get an advantage on homework or education in general because they have access to more advanced learning and private tutoring which a kid in poverty could not get. By banning homework we are simply leveling the playing field for less fortunate kids and closing the achievement gap and having the poorer families one less thing to worry about that is not in their control. C2: Counterproductive and Ineffective Homework is counterproductive and ineffective because it opens up room for cheating and thus does not accurately gauge and practice a students intellectual ability which is why homework is for. According to a study performed by business professor Donald Mccabe of Rutgers University found that in his sample of over 24,000 students, over 95% of them admitted that they had cheated on homework whether it be copying homework or plagiarising. This goes to show that almost everybody and a majority of students have cheated at one point or another. By cheating no one is going to get any benefits, but instead they will only suffer on the tests proving that homework is counterproductive. Additionally the teachers have no jurisdiction or any method of regulating a student's homework to see if they cheated or not which is why homework should be banned. By trying to make sure everyone did their own work is a waste of time due to the fact that a majority of students cheated of some kind and so making the entire homework a waste and rendering ineffective. Furthermore by cheating on homework it degrades the moral character of students which would not happen if there was no homework. According to PHD psychologist Max Bazerman he stated in his studies on cheating and morals, that students cheat on a subconscious level while subconsciously weighing the consequences and the actions. From this study we can conclude that cheating is not something we can consciously control and the more we are exposed to opportunities to cheat the more we are inclined to cheat which is why we should ban homework because it creates more chance for such immoral actions which will ultimately be counterproductive to the student at it hinders their learning and causes learning detriments. Through banning homework we can limit the chances of cheating because it is counterproductive to a students learning and homework is ineffective to a students learning and a student's learning is the end goal in education, as listed in our framework, which is homework should be banned. C3: Ineffective As I have already stated, the results are inconclusive and ineffective for homework, showing that it is unneeded. Here are some more studies showing this. According to Palgrave Macmillan Homework Research, homework does not significantly impact achievement and can even be detrimental. One study from Penn State that analyzed data from the late 2000 found that, in countries with high homework demands, student performance on the international test of achievement was poorer than those with less rigorous after-school assignments. As you can see, homework does not help education and it actually worsens it, leaving no choice but to say that homework is useless and is an unnecessary evil. Contention 4: Detriments Health I would like to bring up a new argument which is extremely important. Homework has several negative health effects which could lower grades, common interest in activities, and your health which could impact your future negatively. According to Healthline, researchers found that homework created headaches, exhaustion, sleep deprivation, weight loss, and stomach problems. The researchers also found that spending too much time on homework meant that students were not meeting their developmental needs or cultivating other critical life skills. Students were more likely to forgo activities, stop seeing friends or family, and not participate in hobbies. What"s more, many students felt forced or obligated to choose homework over developing other talents or skills.Homework can affect students in their long-term life which will negatively impact the future. In addition, it hurts develop areas like the frontal lobe in your brain which is necessary for adolescents to develop.