This House Believes that Homework Should Not Be Banned

I am glad to see Con's response. My response to Con's rebuttals: 1. "You said there are some laws limiting homework" This is true and solid evidence was given, whereas here Con simply says "Well, actually, students in year 7 or higher are assigned a rather large amount of homework, which can make them work at least 1 hour 30 min, and can reach up to 2 hours 30. Maybe even more." as an argument without citing any sources at all, thus this point is invalid. 2. "Why not have something like a "study time" where it's basically the same thing as homework, but done in class?" As mentioned in previous rounds, class time is very limited and thus work has to be assigned for students to complete at home. As for the statement "Also, this has another benefit because the teacher can take care of the matters like reviewing assignments, marking tests, etc.", I am not too sure as to how Con imagines "study time" to have such benefits. There is no elaboration and no proof as to "study time's" usefulness. 3. "it is one of the aspects on causing those events, so why not stop it to prevent it at least a bit?" With the same logic, reading, playing video games, watching TV, ecetera, should be banned too. This does not work. Instead of banning things that require concentration, we should educate children to have good postures while working and to have suitable distance between their eyes and reading material. Banning homework to avoid "eyes going bad" is simply hiding from the root problem (children not having good reading postures, etc) and will end up with the problem catching up with us some time later. It is also a rather futile reason to ban homework, especially since (and Con agrees) homework is not the major cause of "eyes going bad". Rebuttals 1. "All the work should be done in class because when assigned homework, students tend to do it without trying their best, since there is no supervisor, so it doesn't actually encourage students to learn how to work independently." I am assuming that there is a grammatical error in the statement and that the phrase is "because when homework is assigned". Contrary to what Con believes, most students actually try their best at homework. Despite what some think about today"s teenagers, most are pretty ambitious. They like challenges and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that comes from getting good grades and pleasing their teachers and parents. Career ambitions or just a desire to excel at whatever they do are motivating. Anxiety"or fear"is also a significant motivator. Most students fear what might happen if they don"t do their schoolwork. They might be embarrassed in front of their classmates or afraid they are putting their future at risk, at risk of losing a scholarship or making their parents angry. Thus, students actually tend to do their homework with their best. 2. "It takes up your time too much. People DO need some leisure time in their lives, and if you count school time, after school activity time, chores time, and homework time, it takes almost all the day." As mentioned previously, there are laws governing the amount of time spent on homework, so students do indeed have time to relax. According to ATUS results, full-time college students ages 18 to 24 spend the majority of their hours sleeping (9 hours per day), followed by 3.9 hours for education and 3.9 hours for leisure activities/sports. This shows that students actually have a significant amount of time allocated to leisure. The "education" category encompasses class time, as well as outside time devoted to research and homework. Leisure activities include arts and entertainment, social events and relaxing. Thus, Con's point does not stand. Con has actually ignored all of my points, only rebutting a few details in such points, not the core of the point itself. I look forward to seeing Con's points and rebuttals in the next round. References: http://www.sairo.ucla.edu... http://www.cbn.com... http://www.nebhe.org...