Homework should not be removed as an activity in school

My opponent talks about limiting homework, and the 10 minute rule. He cites sources which show that such a schedule for the kids will be productive. At this point in time, I would like to ask him, is this kind of schedule followed anywhere? We all know that kids hate homework. And we know the reason too - it's too much and too boring. Most of the homework consists of repeating what the student has already studied in class. The intention might be to help them have an extra round of practice. But the students don't see it that way. For them, it's just an additional burden. Speaking with reference to my school life, homework is nothing but copying notes from the book, and most of us copy it blindly. Projects and novels, as referred to by my opponent could be an interesting way to trigger students' creativity. I agree. BUT do students actually sit and research the topics properly? All that I've seen students do is copy and paste from different websites. That is what a project is to students. Novels are fun only when they're read for pleasure. If Harry Potter would have been part of my school's English syllabus, I would have hated it for sure. I read Shakespeare's work, 'Julius Caesar" when I was 13 and enjoyed every bit of it. When the same came up as a part of my English reading in Class 10th (In India, that happens at the age of 15), I hated it. Why? Because I was forced to look at it as material for a test. It was homework, and it sucked. The intention with which homework is created is never fulfilled. No matter how interesting homework is, students will not like it anyway. My class was once asked to prepare a 4-minute talk on "Social networks - boon or bane?". Out of a class of 40, 35 spoke the exact same words. Copied from the second Google search result, I later found out. If it is homework, students will hate it. Also students need time for their other talents/interests. Not everyone is interested in why fluorine is the most electronegative element or why Hitler did what he did. I, for example, was never interested in History, but had to spend hours every day to do my homework, and never found time for my other activities, which include music. I'm a trained Indian classical vocalist, and a self accomplished pianist. And sadly I never had enough time. Though I can play Beethoven's pieces now, but I feel that if I'd had more time during my school life, I would have probably been a lot better. I am citing my own examples, because I can assure you that whatever I am saying is true, and not exaggerated. "Parents see homework as a window to what the student is studying at school", says my opponent. I would like to add, the students see their parents as strict monstrous beasts, monitoring their activities and bossing them around all day, taking their freedom away. Children hate being told by the parents to show them the homework that he/she has done. Parents who are constantly worried about their child's homework often tend to come across as insensitive to the child, though the parents do so with a good intention. The children are too young to understand the fact that parents are doing it for their own good, but ultimately their understanding affects their mentality towards the parents. I await the next round.