This House Would abolish homework

*Disclaimer: According to Pro: "The whole point of public schools is to teach the students then and there. "I disagree with this claim. This assertion suggest that education is a means to itself, that schools teach students for the sole purpose of teaching students. Most education philosphers would agree that the purpose of education is to prepare students to be active contributors of the community in the future. [1]C1. Homework HelpsAs a high school senior who has had homework for the past 12 years, I can say with validity that homework certainly helps. It helps me understand all the material taught at school better. When I was a freshman, I recieved a serious head injury that caused me to not be able to focus at school as well anymore. I couldn't understand most of what was being taught to me, but once I got home and did the homework, I began to understand. Without homework, I would not be able to understand material taught at school. C2. Homework is up to Each StudentAll high school students are able to choose many of their own classes. They should be aware of the work load a class requires. Therefore, if a student has a lot of extra-curricular activities that would take up his or her time, he or she should choose classes that have a light work load. If a student ends up having too much homework than he or she can handle, it is his or her own fault. C3. Teaches Responsibility and Time Management SkillsSchools and teachers are not ignorant of the fact that students have lives outside of school, and they take this into consideration when assigning homework. Most schools are generally relatively reasonable with the amount of homework assigned. The exception to this would be if a student chose to take multiple AP courses, but as mentioned in contention 2, this is the student's own responsibility. I would say the average school requires about 2 hours of homework per day, which I find very reasonable. If I do my homework 2 hours everyday, I wouldn't have to sleep late as Pro mentioned. I have a lot of extracurricular activities. My school gets of at 3 and I get home at 6 - 8 PM. If I get home at 6 or 7, I have an hour of free time before doing 2 hours of homework starting at 8 - 10 PM, and then I go to sleep. That is a very reasonable time to sleep. However, sometimes I come home at 8 or later. This is how I learned time management. I realized that so that I can sleep before 11 PM on days in which I return home late, I'm going to have to do more than just 2 hours a day. I balance and arrange my schedule so that as long as I don't procrastinate, I will still be able to complete my homework and not have to sleep late. Time management is a very important skill to have, and homework is the perfect tool to teach it to students. C4. Prepares Students for the FutureLife tough. This is something all students must learn. When they are grown up and they get jobs, they will have to do work. They will be given assignments and tasks by their bosses that they must complete within a certain amount of time. To be efficient at executing these tasks, they must manage their time well, a skill you can develop through homework. Homework is a great tool for training them to be better prepared for situations like these and work hard. C5. Teaches Students to be IndependentAnother skill that homework can develop in students is to be more independent. At school, there are teachers who help you. At home, you are likely alone, and you must solve problems by yourself. The most important thing an adult needs to be is independent. Therefore, homework is preparing students to be adults. Sources:[1] . http://www.purposeofschool.com...