Students with a low GPA shouldn't have to do any homework.

I'm sorry I forfeited the 2nd round, but my vacation had time restraints and I couldn't find the time to do it. Now that that's out of the way, I can clarify how something you said was slightly off topic: "Thus, forcing them to do more homework would not fix the problems, but only worsen the situation." I never stated that in my argument or in the topic that they needed to do "more homework". I didn't understand why you said this, but it is only a small but slightly obnoxious mistake. "1. Engaging in extracurricular activities:" I am sure that many students have different talents than academic ones, but this doesn't mean that they shouldn't receive homework from other classes. And, not all students that participate in extracurricular activities have a low GPA. This article gives statistics on students who participate in extracurricular activities. http://nces.ed.gov... . The article can tell us that the other non academic activities do not usually decrease a student's GPA, and they help them succeed more than non-participants. If a student cannot do homework due to an outside activity, than they should try to make room for it. If their dreams of pursuing something besides academics are shattered for some reason, then at least they will have a backup plan. "2. Lack of comprehension and bad study habits:" Again, you state that " Giving a student who does not understand the lessons more work simply cannot help." this is again not related to the topic, or to my argument. Scan through my first argument, and I say nothing about giving MORE homework. Anyways, I perceived in the article you referenced that most of the problems are the students faults. I guess that the bad study habits are a lack of teachers teaching students how to properly study and take notes. This can be solved by a small change of curriculum in language arts or some other class. The other issues are all student related, and nowadays most teachers encourage their students to ask them if they don't understand something about the curriculum. " 3. Disorders" You are completely right that some students have disorders that affect their learning styles. It may seem that homework could not help these students, but the schools currently don't do anything now about students with ADD, depression, or anxiety. I had anxiety in school and the school didn't help me, but I still had no problems with the homework. This was a long time ago, so the homework styles have definitely changed. Besides, all 3 of the main disorders mentioned could be treated by medication. You also didn't discuss about how giving no homework is not degrading. Maybe less homework can help these students, but no homework at all would be terrible to any student. I will add a point to my argument stating that students who aren't exposed to the task of homework will not be prepared for the hard work of the modern adult world. Whether if they have a disorder, participate in activities, or don't ask for a teacher's help, they will still need to learn of the real worlds hardships. I am sorry I costed us some time, but Christmas is a chaotic time. Just remember, you can't hide from reality.