Homework should be banned.

Homework should be banned, as the learning environment is at the school, whereas the understanding and independent learning do not always occur at home. In some cases, students may struggle with their homework at home which can decrease their confidence levels and self-esteem. To add on, students do not always receive help at home (if any needed), which can also lead to struggles and stress for not only the student but their parents as well (homework has an effect on everyone). According to an article published in The Daily Telegraph on August 21, 2014, by Dr. Justin Coulson, a parenting researcher and author, stated that "Homework increases family conflict. And the more parents help with children’s homework, the more tension children experience. It also reduces time for other activities that provide balance and variety to a child’s life, such as sport, music, art, or other extra-curricular activities, or to relax and simply be children" (Coulson 2014). Hence, homework leads to problems for the parents or any family member - who often don’t know how to help the student, especially if they have a disadvantage with their educational background. At times, this problem with homework can cause problems with family interactions - affecting family bonding or other fun and relaxing activities. This leads to issues for the parents because they do not know what to do if their kid has homework, knowing it has detrimental effects on their health. Most of the time, homework conflicts with the students quality- family time which is very significant, especially when they only have the weekend together as a family to interact with one another. Moreover, as homework can offer responsibility habits and time management skills, it actually deprives students of their other life responsibilities and does not allow time for other activities. Due to homework, students have an imbalance in their life as the workload can be very overwhelming leading to difficulties in time management. Students are unable to manage school and out of school activities, which builds stress and anxiety, leaving them depressed and having to back down/ give up on other life roles/activities. Thus, not only does homework become overwhelming for them, but it also causes depression and a sense of failure from the workload they have to find commitment and time to doing. With homework, students may gain independence but they are becoming introverts. Hence it should be banned because, with the workload of homework, students are not able to express themselves or do things they enjoy doing which leads to alienation from society. This can have serious effects on their health. Even though homework can build learning opportunities, it does not let them go learn outside of school borders. In other words, homework keeps the students trapped to only learning what they were given/taught, so they do not become aware of other life lessons - responsibilities. In the article, "Is More Homework Putting Stress on Families," published on the Boston Globe by Ami Albernaz on August 31, 2015, states that the researcher and director of the New England Center for PediatricPsychology, Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, found that "Homework takes time away from the free play and learning creative thinking. It increases stress and cuts down on time for building social skills" (Albernaz 2015).By receiving homework students are unable to do family responsibilities or play an active role in their society, by which it should be banned because it only keeps them intact to school. For instance, with the workload of homework in high school, teens do not get to experience/ live their teen years, like hanging out with friends at the movies, spending time with family before they leave for college, or doing extracurricular activities like playing sports or joining clubs. Homework should be banned because it deprives students of their social skills.Overall, even though homework can show signs of academic improvement and responsibility skills, it comes with detrimental effects on one's health, such as sleep deprivation, anxiety, increased levels of stress, depression, and eating disorders -physical and mental exhaustion. The amount of time spent on homework can also cause problems with family interaction or even lead to stress due to distractions in the household from people or technology. Furthermore, it should be banned because not only are students becoming independent but they are also closing themselves out from society and out of school activities which leads to alienation from society. Hence, with homework students are unable to develop social skills or fulfill their role in society, as it deprives them of family time. Therefore, banning homework would reduce the amount of stress in the student's life -benefiting their health- and give more opportunities for leisure time as they are able to participate in out of school activities which can help them enhance and develop their creative and interacting skills. As communication plays an important role in the lives of people, with the ban on homework, it will make a positive impact on the student's life as it opens the doors to developing social skills. Thus, making their view on life and school precious and worthwhile - students will want to get an education. Is more homework putting stress on families? - The Boston Globe. (2015, August 31). Retrieved March 30, 2018, from https://www.bostonglobe.com...Why kids are better off without homework - The Daily Telegraph. (2014, August 21). Retrieved March 30, 2018, fromhttps://www.dailytelegraph.com.au...