Homework is beneficial because: =It makes students learn how to juggle their workload and time. =Pushes students to work hard. =Making sure students understand what they have learned so far. = Repeating is the mother of perfection. =Prevents someone from forgetting what they have learned. =students learn to de disciplined and balance the amount of homework and their time. =Makes students think. I mean critical thinking skills.

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Homework, or a homework assignment, is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside the class. Common homework assignments may include a quantity or period of reading to be performed, writing or typing to be completed, problems to be solved, a school project to be built (such as a diorama or display), or other skills to be practiced.

Homework is beneficial for school students

I accept.

I don't think homework is really beneficial to the school students. Teachers in the school have already given assignments or lessons to the students. The most crucial thing is that the students learn or gain something fruitful from the schools.Some research indicates no direct relationship between learning and homework, whereas other studies state that homework can cause stress in young students and that students from lower-income homes may not have access to the same amount of parental assistance and resources as students from higher-income homes. We just have to ensure the students score with flying colors in their exams and understanding towards all the subjects. As you can seen in above statement, homework causes stress to students. Especially in Asia region, parents like to sign up extra-classes after school for students to brush up their studies. They have to do the homework which is assigned by the teachers from school and extra-classes. If we remain in this state-quo, students will just get too stresses out and give up their studies. Is this the outcome you speculate?

The majority of my opponents contention contains information about the basis of homework. Yes homework is beneficial, but the contention goes against the resolution which states, "Large amounts of homework," therefore, any argument against the basis of homework should be disregarded. Furthermore, Finland, a country that succeeds in the education without the burden of homework. has a 93% high school graduation rate, against the United States which has less than 75%. 2 in 3 students go to college in Finland and test scores dominate all other competing countries. This is proof that homework is not essential to a student's success. My opponent did not properly respond to my question as test scores base a students future in college (college being the determining factor for jobs). Why else would grades matter? Definitely not just for self gratification.

Resolved: Large amounts of homework are beneficial to the student.

I do know their brains will work more efficient if they do more homwork. Nowadays, teenagers don't like to do homework, either they are stressed out or have inadequate time to do. We must stand on their side and think, we have no idea what they have been through. Moreover, they are still many alternatives ways to cause your brains work efficently. For instance, doing some IQ quiz which requires less effort and time compare to homework. The purpose of education is think. The most crucial thing is that they fully understood the contents that learn in school.

I invite you to quote your sources about the research you are talking about. First I would like to come back on what you said. If students are given extra-classes in Asia, or in any other country, that is in order to help those students who might have difficulties but still want to progress. Therefore, teachers giving those extra-classes will be there only to help the students, for instance with doing his homework. I doubt they also give extra-homework, unless if the students are really looking forward to delving into courses. Even in that case, I think that if a student gives up his studies it is because courses are too difficult for him or because he is not motivated enough but not because of homework he sometimes can't manage to do. Then, I would like to point out that homework such as exercises are great for the student because it gives him the possibility to put what he learnt into practice and to be sure he has understood the concepts seen in class. For example homework in mathematics or physics allow the student to move from abstract ideas and formulas to concrete examples. Afterwards when the homework get corrected, he will know whether he was right or wrong. In both cases it is beneficial as he can either be sure he understood or understand the mistake he made, not to make it again. Finally, it is generally agreed that working regularly leads to better results, the brain being able to memorize information easier if they are constantly repeated. That is one of the reasons why homework is beneficial to students, indeed it obliges the student to work when he is at home. Doing so, he will review what he learnt early on and it amounts to the same thing, that is to say to work in a constant way in order to better succeed. Last but not least, doing homework allows the student to develop skills such as a better organization, efficiency or memorising abilities. By way of conclusion, I can't see why would homework be something bad or useless, as its main goal is to help students getting better by raising the difficulties they could be facing and by consolidating what they are good at. Your rhymes, now.

I think that homework reinforces information taught at school, which is extremely valuable when it comes to exams, and even later life. I had enormous amounts of homework at school, and so did well in my exams, and I'm very grateful for the knowledge I now possess because it was hammered into me through homework. It does increase stress, but think that really is just an excuse to be lazy, as homework nowadays takes so little time that I doubt it prevents people playing video games or watching TV etc. Homework is valuable for forging a productive, clever, society from our younger generation that in turn improves the lives of everyone who benefits from cars, computers, medicine, and various other things that are only accessible because of their creation by people who know what they're talking about i.e those who learnt from their studies by consolidating the facts outside of the classroom.

homework brings more good than harm

Hello, my name is dtien and I will be arguing that homework is not a waste of time. Homework isn't simply "busy work" teachers give to students: 5 studies show a positive correlation between completing homework and excelling in school. Besides helping children understand the assignments given in class, homework teaches students how to be responsible and to manage their time wisely. If a child is falling behind one day in class, that child is given the ability to catch up before the next class by doing homework. Homework also gives students questions to study for their tests. http://education.cu-portland.edu... I apologize for being so brief but this is really all the proof I need to show that homework is beneficial. Hopefully I can expand on my ideas next round once I know what Pro has to say. Have a good day and good luck to my opponent!

Homework is horrible

I would like to start off by stating that homework is generally for beneficial for the student than it is wrong. Homework is a part of the simple assessment process that teachers use to determine what areas their students need help in, and can help the student improve from that point. Often times (and almost all of the time), teachers don't have the sufficient time they need in a day to teach material and ensure that the students fully understand; and teachers will use homework for the students to take home and bring back the next day. Even if the student gets the gist of a subject, the teacher would still send home homework in order to prepare the student for any future tests;which is essentially required studying and practice at home. Outside of the educational ideals, homework teaches students in a simple way about an important aspect in life for the future-- responsibility, that is. With the responsibility and accountability of being required to take time to finish school work at home, they develop much needed life skills for the future.

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I accept this challenge.

I will be arguing that homework is not only beneficial but imperative for students success. The best way to put something to memory is repetition, and this is one of the things homework does. Let's say student A is in a math class and is having trouble with factoring of quadratics, the best way for the student to learn is to do examples and learn the different ways that they can factor and as they do more and more problems it will become faster and faster until they eventually master it. The other big thing that homework does is that it forces you to think about class outside of class time so the information is not forgotten. Let us use student A for an example again. If he learns the method to factor the quadratic in class and then he spends 24 hours away from class what are the chances he learns it? The homework is reinforcing the information. It also fosters independance and improves study skills (1) source will be in comments as con has limited me to 1000 character and wont fit.

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I am not just talking about brain efficiency. That would include among others, the logical and memory aspects, but what about the notions you get at school ? IQ quiz are definitely not going to teach anyone mathematics or history. It is done to measure somehow the intelligence quotient and to rank people based on logicial abilities, but it does neither take knowledge into consideration nor teach it. Besides, even if it did, I think students would be bored if they had to do IQ tests every single day. It is not related to what they are learning at school and doesn't help them to understand they lessons.Quite the opposite, homework do. Homework make students think and in that way, it gives them better chances to understand classroom learning, to reinforce it. They are able to doing it by themselves which is a chance for them if they get a constructive return on their work. It also improves their brain's abilities as they are thinking about how they could solve a problem, or looking for ideas which develop their creativites, or also learning concepts which is good for their memory and to gain in working methods, while IQ tests are just something they would be getting tired of and they wouldn't do it seriously.

Homework is waste of time. And children are forced to do loads of it each year, what's your opinion?

Does homework have any benefits

homework causes stress that is very unhealthy and dangerous to the health of students

homework brings more good than harm

Good luck for the next round.

Homework does more good than harm.

Homework is a Good Thing.

Homework creates a bridge between school and home. Parents rarely get to spend much time with you while you're at school. Homework allows them to keep up with what you're doing in your classes on a daily basis. But you don't have homework purely for your parents' benefit. It's good for you, too! Homework can help you become a better student in several different ways. First of all, homework given in advance of a particular subject can help you make the most of your classroom discussion time. For example, before beginning a discussion of a complex period in history, it can be very helpful to read background information as homework the night before. Homework also gives you valuable practice with what you've learned in the classroom. Often, the brief period of time you have during class to learn something new is simply not enough. Repeating classroom concepts at home helps to cement in your mind the things you learned. For example, you've probably experienced the value of homework when it comes to mathematics. A new concept explained in class might seem foreign at first. With repetition via homework, however, you reinforce what you learned in class and it sticks with you. Without homework, a lot of classroom time would be wasted with repetition that could more easily be done outside the classroom. In these ways, homework expands upon what is done during the day in the classroom. Your overall educational experience is better, because homework helps you to gain and retain more knowledge than would be possible with only classroom work. As you learn more, you know more and you achieve more"and you have homework to thank! Homework teaches lessons beyond just what's taught in the classroom, too. Bringing homework home, completing it correctly, and turning it in promptly teaches a host of other important life skills, from time management and responsibility to organization and prioritization. Despite these benefits found by researchers, the topics of who should receive homework and how much homework are hotly debated among educators and researchers. In one study, researchers found that academic gains from homework increased as grade level increased, suggesting homework is more beneficial for older students. Some researchers have found that too much homework can lower or cancel its benefits and become counterproductive, because students become burned out.

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I will be arguing that it would be more likely beneficial for the students and the educators if homework was given out on the weekend. My argument is not stating that there is a direct causation of success and homework as that is currently still being debated [1]. However I am stating that homework in general is more likely a beneficial component in education rather than harmful. A. Homework is an important instructional tool. 1. Purpose of homework. There are two types of homework, instructional and noninstructional. In the case of instructional it is: preparation, practice, extension, and integration [1]. The purpose of instructional homework is to further improve on skills, knowledge that was or will be covered, and allow students to utilize their multiple skills to complete a complex project. Noninstructional homework is used to develop social interactions and behavioral skills. 2. Homework is correlated to be a benefiting factor with more positive effects. Extensive studies by Harris M. Cooper continually show a correlation between students who complete homework versus students that do not, especially on test covering direct material on assignments. His research simply states that, despite constant argumentation to dispute any correlation, homework does more good than harm [2]. In general, based on various studies, the effects of homework have shown a gain of 20-30 percentiles [3]. Even though, some may debate the benefits that come from homework, we cannot ignore that it is a potentially crucial and helpful factor in education. It would be like a team of athletes that are expected to perform better than other teams but never have practice after learning a new technique/play. 3. Alternative method that allows practice of skills and teacher evaluation of retention is lacking. Simply put there is currently no other well known method for encouraging students to study material outside of the classroom, as well as encourage self-involvement with learning. Furthermore, a new method would have to allow teachers to track the progress of the students and be effective in flourishing their knowledge. I will further discuss this later. B. Main Reasons that students, and some teachers do not like homework. 1. Time Management is an important factor. On the student side many arguments can be boiled down to homework is limiting to other leisure activities and family bonding that could be reserved for weekends [4]. However, in this article, they give testimony to a child that “can’t usually start [her] hours of homework until 8:30 PM,” meaning that homework is already limiting within the weekday; thus, reserving homework on the weekdays would only cause more stress to the child that has to finish everything during their most busiest of days. Another argument that was given was that the children do not sleep as well during the weekends, which should be a time for resting. However according to a study by Mary Allard, male and female students spend, on average, 5.7 and 4.5 hours a day on leisure activities after school respectively [5]. In addition, the students slept 2-3 hours more on the weekends than on the weekdays, despite jobs, homework, and other social activities. It is odd that even though given homework, children are still finding more ways to rest and be social during their time off of school. On the other side of the argument, some teachers argue about the amount of time spent grading [6]. While some teachers argue that they hate grading, and others say that it is important practice work, they clearly voice that the spend too much time on the homework given back, which causes them to judge student behavior or completion rather than correct methodology of work. On average, teachers spend around 782 hours per school year teaching (in classroom) which means that on average of 180, 6-8 hour, school days, the teacher are teaching for approximately 4.34 hours [7,8]. That is assuming however, that teachers are not distracted, victim’s of Murphy’s Law, or working with one student in particular that really needs help [9]. That is not a lot of time to work with students in-class, as well as grade, if a teacher is not properly oriented, thus they will get backed up on teaching and homework can help keep students if given after school or on the weekend. 2. Students get burned out Some teachers have stated that homework is “time consuming, dreary, and uninspiring,” to the point that children will become less motivated and apathetic toward learning [10]. In so doing, some teachers have done the extreme and do not issue any “homework” for their students. This was done mainly by well time management of the class and the effectiveness of the teaching. However, it is important to note that: a. While teachers claimed benefits of not doing homework, the have no definitive causation that students did better in the same regards as they criticise students that have homework. b. There is more than one type of homework, as stated above, and an assignment that is meant to help children practice a skill is what practice homework enriches at home. Also, children were able to finish “homework” in school just as much as outside of school. Thus all the teachers are doing is allotting more class time to homework, assuming the children are retaining information or completing their work. c. Homework is more than just practice, as stated above, it is important social tool. Otherwise you are limiting a student from learning how to study intensely on their own in higher learning, thus they will also be less likely successful without proper time management skills when they start their careers [11, 12]. Sources1.http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org... 2. http://users.manchester.edu... 3.http://www.ascd.org... 4. http://www.eastside-online.org... 5. http://stats.bls.gov... 6.http://www.opb.org... 7.http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org... 8. http://nces.ed.gov... 9. http://people.howstuffworks.com... 10. http://www.alfiekohn.org... 11. http://www.adi.org... 12. http://www.palmbeachschools.org...

Students should never have homework on weekends.

Homework is a good thing for all students because it provides extra practice for each student outside of the classroom.

Homework

Actually producing something of value and use in the world is of greater satisfaction than studying and working on fictional projects that go nowhere, even if they are educationally beneficial.

Work work is more rewarding than homework.

My partner also completely conceded and dropped the preparation advantage where if home work prepares people for the workforce with all this time management skills and stress. Preparation and education for the workforce is why we go to school in the first place, so why don't we do homework as well? pro:"Homework creates stress. " stress is good in adequete quantities. Therefore homework is good if limited, therefore homework is not usless and futile. According to a Berkeley study, some stress can actually be good for you. "Kirby discovered that the stressed rats performed better on a memory test two weeks after the stressful event, but not two days after the event. Using special cell labeling techniques, the researchers established that the new nerve cells triggered by the acute stress were the same ones involved in learning new tasks two weeks later. "stress in adequete amounts can boost future memory capabilities therefore future productivity. Productivity is good. . http://newscenter.berkeley.edu...;The fact is homework can cause stress. But is stress truly that bad? According to the berkeley study above, stress in adequete amounts can boost memory. Homework is a tool that teachers can use to assess students while at home, not a torture device as pro has put it as. Homework in small amounts can be beneficial. I am not calling for a drastic increase in homework, merely that homework maintains a stock in our education system as a means and a tool for teachers. Yes inclass reviews with teachers can be effective, but so can homework assignments that practice your brain's ability to problem solve and think. As the cliche goes, practice makes perfect.

This House Believes That Homework is Futile in Today's Soceity

For this round of debate, I will state my contentions and provide supporting evidence as to why they are viable. 1) Large amounts of homework are bad for children. "Nancy Kalish's daughter was an enthusiastic middle-schooler -- until homework started to take over, consuming her evenings and weekends. When she started dreading school, the Brooklyn mom began to grow alarmed." This is just one of many cases where children are being overworked to the point where a mother or father might get involved. A group of Australian researchers have stated that, "Piling on the homework doesn't help kids do better in school. In fact, it can lower their test scores." Furthermore, according to Richard Walker, an educational psychologist at Sydney University, countries where students spend excessive time on homework prove to have worse results on standardized tests. These three pieces of evidence prove that homework is overworking children. In some cases, overworking be beneficial, but overwork defined by Oxford dictionary is, "exhaust with too much work." Going back to my first example about the daughter of Kalish, exhaust has proved to alert her mother so much that she wrote, "The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It," to further prove her point. For this reason, I urge a con ballot. I have a question for you. If these large amounts of homework are negatively impacting student's test scores, how is this beneficial to a student's future life? Keep in mind that test scores such as the SAT are a huge part of college acceptance. http://www.parenting.com... http://www.livescience.com...

Firstly, let me define the important terms. ~Homework: work that teachers give their students to do at home ~Abolished: to end an activity or custom officially The argument I will be saying in this round is: ~homework is beneficial to children in moderate amounts And in Round 3 I will be stating that: ~homework enables school days to be shorter Then in the final round, I will be doing a rebuttal of my opponents well-meaning, but perhaps misguided views. Firstly, homework is beneficial to children in schools, as long as it is in moderate amounts. I, as team opposition, understand that in large amounts, homework can overload the child and can be very stressful. But when moderated, homework can be extremely beneficial. The most common benefit of homework is the obvious, improvement in academics. "Researchers who looked at data from more than 18,000 10th-graders found there was little correlation between the time students spent doing homework and better grades in math and science courses. But, according to a study on the research, they did find a positive relationship between standardized test performance and the amount of time spent on homework." This source obviously shows the correlations found in tests. However, doing homework has a lot of less-know benefits for children "Pryor-Johnson identifies four qualities children develop when they complete homework that can help them become high-achieving students: responsibility; time management; perseverance; and self-esteem. While these cannot be measured on standardized tests, perseverance has garnered a lot of attention as an essential skill for successful students. Regular accomplishments like finishing homework build self-esteem, which aids students" mental and physical health. Responsibility and time management are highly desirable qualities that benefit students long after they graduate." My source clearly demonstrates my point. Whilst the general public may not know these benefits, they are there, improving the child's work across the board. So, as you can clearly see from these arguments, and the sources I have provided, homework should not be abolished because it is beneficial to the children who do them. Sources: ~http://dictionary.cambridge.org... ~http://dictionary.cambridge.org... ~http://education.cu-portland.edu... ~https://www.washingtonpost.com...

Homework Should Be Abolished

If I could summarize the Con's Round 4 arguments, it would be like the following: Homework causes family disputes. Still no rebuttals on the Pro's (my) arguments. So I am still left with refuting the rest of the Con's statements.However, this round, there is some truth to what the Con says.But once again, I'm forced to bring up the matter at hand of this debate. The Con argues that homework is more bad than good.Therefore, I can only provide evidence that homework is generally more beneficial for the student.As a matter of fact, homework pays off!The benefits are the obvious: It helps children develop positive study skills and habits that will serve them well throughout life Homework encourages children to use their time wisely It teaches children to work independently Homework teaches children to take responsibility for his or her work [1] Besides any disputed educational effects, the latter are reasons homework is beneficial for all children, no matter how old, how well they do, or how much they struggle.Study habits, time management, independence, and responsibility are characteristics that all people need to progress in life, for whatever career path they choose to take. Yes, it is true, homework causes some stress and may result in family disputes. (But not make kids fat. Read this inaccurate and irrelevant article, and you'll understand why I don't buy it. [2])Yet, it can be argued, and I am arguing, that the general benefits outweigh any handicaps. Not only that- but I guarantee that in a majority of the cases in which students are becoming less active or belligerent over homework, the parents are to blame. When students have massive amounts of electronic games or television to watch, why expect them to do homework instead. If every parent were to remove the distractions from the household, then you would have the select few students that genuinely struggle with education and the few situations where homework actually hinders the student pyschologically. In conclusion, homework is generally good and helps more than it does hinders.Thanks for the debate willtreaty1156, I understand this is your first.Vote Pro![1] Top 14 Reasons Why Homework is Important - e-Skool. (2010, October 27). Retrieved May 28, 2015, from http://blog.eskool.ca... [2] Hey Teachers , Ban Homework and You Will Have Less Fat Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved May 28, 2015, from http://www.datehookup.com...

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As early as 1994 scholarly artices recognized the benefits of homework. High schoolers who are assigned homework outperform 69% of other students in the same classes without homework[1].Long term studies using a variety of research designs show the positive effects of homework.[2]Citations1. http://www.cehd.umn.edu...2. http://rer.sagepub.com...

No Homework:)

Although homework can be copied , that is only due to the fact that the homework we receive is too long. Homework is beneficial to understanding a subject and furthering your knowledge on the selected subject. Therefore Homework is beneficial to knowledge as long as it is a reasonable length to prevent anxiety.

Students shouldnt have homework

Well, since you have nothing to argue about, I guess we should skip to the voting time.

Homework does more good than harm.

In different grade-level, homework has different affect on student. So that studies doesn't help your debation as you didn't give the grade of the student in the research. If fact, of fifty state and national studies, forty-three indicated that students who did more homework had better achievement scores. But again, grade-level is the key. Students in grades three through five showed little improvement on test scores; students in grades six through nine showed an improvement of seven percent. High school students on average improved by twenty-five percent. Studies also shown that if we don't review after learning, we'll soon forget the things we've learned. And it's no use of learning if you can't remember the things you've learned. So homework is given to student to help them remember. If homework is banned, student will not think or practise what they have learned. The next morning, they will go to class-brained. That means teachers will have to spend more time for reviewing the lesson and less time for teaching the new things. As the school time is limited, that's a waste of time, which can be saved if the student do their homework at home. With the higher grade, students need to do more homework as they have more things to learn. Homework allows students to test themselves, to find out if they misunderstood or forget something they have learned. It also allows the teacher to acknowledge the student's weakness in turn giving them an chance to improve and acquire new skills. In brief, the amount of homework should fit the age of your child, with younger children receiving less and older children receiving more. Homework is a valuable tool to help children remember what they learn. It only have negative effects if it is excessive. If parents and educators make sure that children don't get homework overload, of course, homework does more good than harm.

Homework does more good than harm.

It"s often stated that the dislike of homework is simply kids being lazy, but what people don"t understand is the negative effects it can bring. Quoted from stanford, "Pope and her colleagues found that too much homework can diminish its effectiveness and even be counterproductive. They cite prior research indicating that homework benefits plateau at about two hours per night, and that 90 minutes to two and a half hours is optimal for high school." (1) They say two and a half hours of homework is optimal, however the average amount of homework given is 3.1 hours per night, and again quoted from stanford, too much homework can be counter productive. Another downside is how homework has been linked to causing health issues in students such as sleep deprivation. Quoted from stanford, "In their open-ended answers, many students said their homework load led to sleep deprivation and other health problems". (1) Next, I"d like to address your point when you say "Many students hate obtaining homework when they have after school activities or they just are lazy." Laziness does play a role in this, but students who dislike homework because of extra curricular activities have a solid reason. As stated by stanford, Both the survey data and student responses indicate that spending too much time on homework meant that students were "not meeting their developmental needs or cultivating other critical life skills," according to the researchers. Students were more likely to drop activities, not see friends or family, and not pursue hobbies they enjoy. Homework is a balancing act. No one questions homework can be beneficial at times, but in the current state, the negatives outweigh the positives. Over to you

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Giving homework is beneficial for students in many ways. It teaches the student about time management and makes them sincere. It helps the student to recapitulate the lessons done at school so that they don't lag behind. It also teaches them the art of planning and organizing their studies one after another to get good grades. Homework also helps the teacher to asses the ability of the student and she can help the student to improve his or her weaknesses. But most importantly it makes the students study and helps them to realize that even if they don not like to do the homework sometimes they have to do things in life they do not want to. So the pressure which is created is actually good because it helps them to face reality and also their life Thank you

Homework should be given less to the children

You made some very excellent points on the negative aspects on homework. However, yes homework can be counterproductive but that is called busy work. Busy work is homework that is non productive to the subject you are studying. Trust me I have gotten busy work for years from many teachers. You are not taking in affect of the positives. Homework encourages good time use. With this ability you can schedule your sleep habits and work ethic, you can prevent sleep deprivation and promote good work ethic. This supports the statement you said " homework has been linked to causing health issues in students such as sleep deprivation", this is caused by students with poor time management. Homework can strengthen personal time management. Homework can also increase memory and thinking strategies. Homework reviews what was gone over in class and this can help you on tests. When you said "the negatives outweigh the positives." you are not taking in effect of the big picture. Sleep deprivation is very much like being drunk. Being drunk is not big picture. I know I am going off topic by talking about inebriation so I digress. The big picture is that you can never use too much time on helping your brain. When you also said "Students were more likely to drop activities" this is caused by homework. Here is a scenario, imagine you want to be a network engineer but you do the homework in the engineering class and you realize you suck at this course and you want to drop it. The homework taught you that network engineering is not you strong suit and you LEARNED that you cannot be in that field. Homework is not only just positive learning. This goes along with what you said about health problems it causes. It teaches you that too much homework can lead to sleep deprivation. I say in the big picture, the long term positives outweigh the short term negatives. Over to you

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Homework should not be banned from the education system because it allows for better academic success. Homework is meant to augment learning and facilitate proficiency of specific skills. A study conducted on September 23, 2006 by Harris Cooper, distinguished professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University, aimed to look at the correlation between homework and academic improvement. The results suggested that homework improves students" scores on test at the end of that topic. "Students assigned homework in 2nd grade did better on math, 3rd and 4th graders did better on English skills and vocabulary, 5th graders on social studies, 9th through 12th graders on American history, and 12th graders on Shakespeare" (Cooper 2006). Other studies conducted to oversee the correlation (with no attempt to control student differences) found that 77 percent find the link between homework and achievement is positive (Cooper 2006). Homework does help. Although the learning is supposed to happen at school, many students are engulfed in a sea of distractions that makes it difficult to stay focused in the classroom environment. According to Katrina Schwartz, journalist for KQED News, digital classroom tools like computers, tablets, and smartphones can be distracting to students. Not all children are capable of coping with the distractions, not limited to digital tools, that a classroom may bring. With that being said, the home environment is where one can truly learn because the limited distractions allow for productivity. Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement?. (2006). Today.duke.edu. Retrieved 29 March 2018, from https://today.duke.edu... Age of Distraction: Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus. (2013). KQED. Retrieved 29 March 2018, from https://www.kqed.org...

Homework should be banned.

1) Homework helps kids exercise the skills they need to pass, and accelerate in education. According to the "National Education Association"(NEA), Individualized assignments that tap into students' existing skills or interests can be motivating. It states that kids at an elementary school level, can help develop study skills and habits that the child will need later on, as he/she passes onto secondary education. They also state that homework is associated with greater academic achievement, such as kids getting A's on tests and some making it into higher education statues such as the "honor roll". In an article published by Doug Gavel from Harvard University, he states in his report that "The assignment of homework, over time, serves to foster the kinds of qualities that are critical to learning -- persistence, diligence, and the ability to delay gratification," she continued. "These [skills] become increasingly necessary as students graduate to higher levels of scholarship in middle school, high school, and beyond." Sitting in a room and simply listening and participating in class activities, sometimes isn't enough. If you want to master the skills and exceed in certain subjects, it takes personal time, and effort at home. School isn't the only place on the Earth where people learn new things. Just like learning a new instrument, you can't become a professional just by going to lessons. You need to take what you've learned, and improve on them at home, or somewhere else that doesn't have the influence of a teacher or guardian. You must take the wheel into your own hands, and drive your own path of knowledge using your own mind and body. For this reason, I urge a pro ballot. It's not beneficial to a students future, if their test scores are dropping due to homework, but knowledge is more important than test scores. Even though test scores are impotant, especially if you want to be accepted into a college. They do not always show the true amount of knowledge a being can have. They are simply numbers, that people use to judge you with, without even knowing much about you. http://www.news.harvard.edu... http://www.nea.org...

1) Homework is beneficial because it teaches children useful skills at an early age. It teaches kids responsibility. It is a child's responsibility to make sure his/her homework is completed for the next day. It also teaches children time management because students plan when to complete their homework based on their schedule. 2) You can not compare Japan and Denmark to the United States because although they may not get much homework , their work load during school is far more intense than in America, so that makes it even. C) homework should not be banned from schools.

should the homework be banned from schools

Even though homework does have a positive impact on the student's academic success, it should be banned because it creates physical and mental exhaustion which leads to negative impacts on the student's health. According to a 2006 study, by Harris Cooper, Duke University Psychology Professor, who focused on the effects of homework towards academic success, stated that not only did his studies demonstrate higher performance levels due to homework, but Cooper's studies also demonstrated, "that homework can cause physical and emotional fatigue, fuel negative attitudes about learning and limit leisure time for children" (Cooper 2006). While homework may be improving one's academic success it is also creating physical and mental exhaustion, which impacts the student's attitude towards school, as well as creating physical health problems, high levels of stress, and alienation from society. According to an article published in 2014 by CNN-Health, "Is Homework Making Your Child Sick," a study performed by Denise Pope, from the University of Stanford, on the impacts of homework, found that homework had "a clear connection between the students' stress and physical impacts -- migraines, ulcers, and other stomach problems, sleep deprivation and exhaustion, and weight loss" (Pope 2014). Thus, a student's health should come first then their education, as one needs to be living in good health to perform effectively in school and achieve academic success. Moreover, homework should be banned, because school is where the learning occurs and should not be continued at home as it leads to an imbalance in the student's life. According to an article by Stanford News, Stanford Researcher, Denise Pope, performed a study on the effects of homework by which she found that "many students struggle to find balance between homework, extracurricular activities and social time..many students felt forced or obligated to choose homework over developing other talents or skills" (Pope 2014). This shows how homework leaves students with no leisure time leading to alienation from society, so it should be banned as this imbalance can come into play affecting their health, as students need a break from the workload at school. Lastly, not only do distractions occur in the classroom, affecting the student's learning environment but students are most distracted at home - with the use of technology/media- and does not allow for effective productivity on the given homework. In an article by Michael Howard, a study was conducted focusing on the student distractions with technology, performed by Dr. Larry Rosen, a psychology professor at California State University Dominguez Hills, found that "Across all grade levels, 80% of students reported that they switch between studying and technology somewhat often to very often. Rosen calls this "Continuous Partial Attention," meaning that most of the time, students are not focused on studying but rather are moving their attention back and forth between studying and various forms of technology" (Howard 2015). This demonstrates how distractions can also be found at the home whereas the students are less productive and do not have the time/ability to do homework. These distractions are not only from technology but can also occur with the presence of people - disruptions. From this, students are not able to focus because they are in need of leisure time to rest their working brains from school. That being said, homework should be banned as it has detrimental health effects - physical and mental exhaustion, it leads to an imbalance life with less leisure time leading to alienation from society, and students are not able to work productively due to technological and family distractions at home. How homework can affect your child's health. (2014, March 24). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://www.ahchealthenews.com... Enayati, A. (2014, March 21). Is homework making your child sick? Retrieved March 29, 2018, from https://www.cnn.com... Stanford University. (2016, April 16). Stanford research shows pitfalls of homework. Retrieved March 29, 2018, from https://news.stanford.edu... Howard, M. (n.d.). Distracted by Technology: Focusing Attention on Homework. Retrieved March 29, 2018, from https://www.beyondbooksmart.com...

Homework should be banned.

Studies have shown that homework can actually lower test scores. California school districts have already taken steps towards banning homework. Some schools who have, including some schools in Texas have seen 25% increases in their test scores. Not only this, but studies have shown that extracurricular such as musical activities can drastically raise test scores.Not only does banning homework help schools, but not doing so can hurt their students in their studies and in their health. Many students stay up late into the night to complete their work. This can cause attention problems and low quality work. When students are working at home, they could be doing the wrong work. If they practice the wrong way, they will remember it, and do it wrong on the test.If homework is banned, then test scores will rise, students will get more sleep, and will be able to spend more time with their families.

Homework does more good than harm.

Setting homework with the intention of encouraging students to do well at tests is beneficial to students as much as it is to teachers and schools. National tests are a way of assessing whether students are at the level they should be, if they do well on the tests, that is a good thing. Therefore, a 'win' for the teachers and schools is also a great deal of learning for the student, the two need not be separated.

Homework is about 'winning' on tests, not learning

Homework has little educational worth, and therefore is a waste of students' time

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The first benefit of homework is that it allows students and teachers to work more closely together. They can discuss their assignments or any problems that they are having with parts of their textbooks. The 2nd Benefit of it to prepare for a big test. Doing homework also build up responsibility.

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Homework can also be a stressful thing. There are children who might not have the proper materials or resources available to complete their homework at home. Some children do not have their parents around for them to get help, and can ask their siblings instead. Homework can also be less important because most problems can be too difficult for the child, resulting in parents or siblings doing the work for them, according to a Huffington Post article. Bombarding children with homework can burn them out at home as well. In an article in HealthLine titled "Is Too Much Homework Bad for Your Kid's Health?", it states: "And all those extra assignments may lead to family stress, especially when parents with limited education aren't confident in their ability to help kids with the work. The researchers reported that family fights about homework were 200 percent more likely when parents didn't have a college degree." This will only stress out the child even more. In higher education, homework is a stressor. On the same HealthLine article, it was also stated that: "In 2013, research conducted at Stanford University found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems, a lack of balance in their lives, and alienation from society." Homework is not necessary. We do not need stressed and tired students. Schoolwork is enough. Even in a college course that I am currently taking (History 7), homework is never issued. All of the material on the exams are presented in our notes. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Here is another study for you "Recent studies in Australia have shown homework to be an unnecessary waste of time." This study has shown that there is no benefit at all for kids up to 3rd grade, and very little benefit for kids in grades 4-6, minimal benefits for students in grades 7-9, and some benefit to 10th-12th graders. Could you honestly say that homework is worth the strife that it puts families through for these little results. Particularly towards the start of high school kids have enough chores to do at home as it is, and then adding homework on top of all that can easily cause unnecessary stress. School to kids is the equivalent to a stressful job that many parents have. You wrote that if you only did work in class you wouldn't pass the subject, while that may be true, I said previously that some studying should be done at home as revision for tests. I'm not saying no work should be done at home, I'm saying that teachers should not give homework to students while they already revise, which causes the unnecessary stress I was talking about.

That Homework is a waste of Time.

Thank you con for your argument. I will now post mine:Contention 1: Homework helps the students learn the material at homeHomework helps students learn the material from school at home. It is useful in keeping them knowledgeable about what the have learned at school, so they can go to class the next day, knowing the material, and being prepared.Contention 2: Homework is useful to help studyHomework helps give the students something to look over and study at home. It gives them notes to help them prepare for a test or quiz.Contention 3: Homework is an good way for students to bring up poor gradesHomework is a really good way for students to bring up bad grades. Usually, homework is worth 10% of your grade. So, for example, if you get a 75% on all your classwork, tests and quizzes, if you do all your homework, and get a 100% in that category, then your grade instead will be an 85%.Thank you. I await my opponent's rebuttals.

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"Homework is great review that helps students learn."There are many alternatives to homework that can simply be done in class.Since teachers want to see if their students understand key concepts, they can put students in groups, with each group creatively demonstrating the concepts in front of the class. Another alternative is giving students short pop quizzes.I often get more homework than classwork. Homework is time-consuming. In fact, in an article from Stanford News, it stated, “spending too much time on homework meant that students were ‘not meeting their developmental needs or cultivating other critical life skills,’ according to the researchers. Students were more likely to drop activities, not see friends or family, and not pursue hobbies they enjoy.” That last sentence is true. I’ve had to miss family meals and activities because of homework.https://news.stanford.edu...

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My Position: No homework; homework can cause negative effects.

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Homework: the backbone of learning. It is crucial that homework should not be banned. Even the thought is unfounded. Homework should certainly not be banned for many reasons. First of all, homework increases your mental ability. Studies have shown that people who do more homework or studying are more likely to be smarter, rather than the people who don"t. This unaided just proves why homework is of such great importance. People need to do well in tests, which will help them to get a job in the future. Being intelligent just helps you all through life. Homework makes you cleverer, and if this is the case, why would you want to sanction it"this impression is just erroneous on so many levels. Continuing on, surveys have even shown that homework dramatically increases your smartness. Furthermore, homework also helps you to work at your own pace. At school, you work at the same pace as everyone around you more or less. When set homework is given to you, it"s your chance to work independently, giving you many great qualities such as independence (that"s a given), individuality and much, much more. This is also good because when you get to university you will have great study skills. The skills that homework gives you are vital to your everyday life. Moreover, homework also gives you something stimulating to do. It is imperative to develop good brain patterns when you are young and doing homework can help you to achieve this. It"s very important that kids spend their time doing something productive and stimulating, otherwise all your brainpower is going to go to waste. When children get home from school, homework prevents them from wasting their lives playing video games and other unhealthy activities. Continuing on, you may argue that sport and other extra-curricular activities such as sport and socialising give your brain the same amount of "exercise" as homework, but this is just not spot-on. A fantastic way to stimulate your brain is to do homework. We need a balance between sport, socialising, and education. Homework provides this education. So, evidently, it is clear to see that homework should unquestionably not be banned because it gives you something stimulating to do, improves your mental ability, helps you to work at your own pace and helps maintain an educational balance in your life. Homework: the backbone of learning.

homework should be banned

I think that family time is achieved even when a student does have homework. It is when teachers give loads of homework that it becomes a problem. Homework is good for young students and even high school age students because it teaches them good time management and it also teaches them responsibility. Homework helps students develop positive work pattern and helps develop good study skills that each student can use later in life. Homework does give some students stress but without homework, a student's grade would dramatically increase as noted in a study about the effects one school saw when they got rid of homework.

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Homework is a vital and valuable part of education. There are only a few hours in each school day – not enough time to cover properly all the subjects children need to study. Setting homework extends study beyond school hours, allowing a wider and deeper education. It also makes the best use of teachers, who can spend lesson time teaching rather than just supervising individual work that could be done at home. Tasks such as reading, writing essays, researching, doing maths problems, etc. are best done at home, away from the distractions of other students.

Homework has little educational worth and adds nothing to the time spent in school. Some schools an...

Homework helps develop a student's study skills; their ability to research a topic on their own. If a student needs help, they can ask questions in class, or develop better note-taking skills or research habits.Homework reinforces thr topics learned in class and sometimes prepares students for future cconcepts, so, if everyone has done their homework, class time can be used to continue on to more advanced topics.Homework allows parents to take a part in the student's education, if they are willing and able. Homework encourages the development of a student's self-discipline since it requires them taking initiative/responsibility for themselves without their hand being held.I am a free tutor, and peer tutoring is often a free route to take; further strengthening relationships in class.

Homework should be optional

My arguments summed up: Homework is a necessary evil as it assures that students take an effort toward their education outside of school. Homework is just a way for students to exercise their minds are prepare for tests and exams. In moderation, homework can be helpful. And I'v always believed that the main cause of academic strain and stress is caused by exams. Huge tests that hang over your head and force you to study at risk of failure. But that's a different debate. It's been fun.

Homework Should be Banned

Since you forfeited this round, I think you've been getting to agree with me. So I am not post any arguments for this round.

Homework does more good than harm.

A study by a group of Australian researchers found the average scores of relating to students" academic performances against the amount of homework dished out at the end of the school day, showed clearly that when more time was spent on homework students were getting lower scores. The research clearly suggested that placing too much homework can cause lower grades and even lead pupils to begin suffering from depression. Therefore, you can give whatever statistic you want but we are basing this on the majority of students and not specific individuals. Homework causes stress but is is just an excuse to be lazy? How sure are you that homework this days are taking so little time? It may be true for you, but again its not about you. It is about the majority of students. Chinese school students especially stay up until 1 in the morning just for the sake of doing their homework which brings me to another point. What point is there in giving homework if all the students are just completing it for the sake of doing it and not for actually gaining the knowledge as you mention? At the end of the day, students will copy off homework from another friend's one and do it for the sake of doing it. What point is there?

homework brings more good than harm

These are the benefits of having homework The first benefit of homework is that it allows students and teachers to work more closely together. They can discuss their assignments or any problems that they are having with parts of their textbooks, before or after classes. The second benefit is that it can bring families closer together as students may ask their parents or siblings for help on their homework. Not only will this help the students get a better understanding of their work with any parts they are stuck on, it will also allow parents to get more involved in their child's educational life. Thirdly, doing homework will prepare students for the big end tests. If a child does poorly on an assignment then they will learn what is necessary to do well on the next test without being punished. It also provides students with the opportunity to practice at what it takes to be successful in school. Like they say, practice makes perfect. Doing homework is also a great way to develop responsibilities. By being assigned work one day and knowing that it has to be done by the next day, they will develop a sense of punctuality by turning their work in on time. And finally it allows parents to see how their children are being educated and they can develop a better idea of how they can help their child. However, some parents, students and even some teachers feel that after 7-8 hours of lessons in school, it is unfair to expect students to come home and work for another three hours.

Should Homework Be Banned

Pro says: " Being introduced to homework loads will put stress on the student and they will be unable to join these extracurricular and thus will not find out what they actually enjoy. " First off this decision has nothing to do with extra curricular activities, but to wrap it up there are several activities you can do in your free time, ON THE WEEKENDS! Being pressured in middle school will prepare you for the load in high school, college, and will be a great benefit to prep for tests such as, NWEA, NYS tests math and ELA, and many others. Also, not all kids have pressure of homework, if they are smart they will finish their homework in no time and they will have plenty of time to hang with friends and play games,etc. If not enough time during the week there is always the weekend. As for parents having a hard time they can always hire a tutor, or if they can't afford to do so then they can send their child to extra help, or go to their local library and ask for assistance. As for entering just from elementary, the kids will be introduced to homework load and will have a lot more responsibility. Also not all kids have a curfew, and they will have more experience or begin to experience middle school life. As for Washington Post, homework does have a benefit, it gives you more experience, and knowledge. Also, it helps you get more practice on the topic. According to http://lessonplanspage.com... ten benefits of homework are: - Homework teaches students about time management. -Homework teaches students how to set priorities. -Homework helps teachers determine how well the lessons and material are being understood by their students. -Homework teaches students how to problem solve. -Homework gives students another OPPORTUNITY to review the class material. -Homework gives parents a chance to see what their child is learning in school. -Homework teaches students that they have to do things, even when they don"t want to. -Homework teaches students how to take responsibility for their part in the educational PROCESS. -Homework teaches students how to work independently. -Homework teaches students the importance of planning, staying organized and taking action.

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So For Example, you could say my position of homework is Pro/Con because blank. Have fun and Good Luck! My position on homework is Con, because I think that it causes stress on students and takes time away from extra curricular activities.

Homework does more good than harm.

In my opinion, homework is a waste of time because of its ineffectiveness. Sure, it's good to study for a test every now and then or practice an important presentation you have the next day. I'm talking about the work that teachers give students to study outside of class like reading textbook pages, or completing an online simulator for science; things like that. If teachers really want students to study, they should give them time in class to do so. If they spend too much time rambling about a subject and their students don't have enough time to complete work, complete it the next day. So many teenagers have extracurricular activities that are stressful and time consuming enough. Teachers should evaluate the physical, mental, emotional and social stress homework causes students before assigning hours of it. After extensive research, I am able to conclude that homework doesn't actually help, nor do I, in my opinion think it aids learning in any way.

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Alright so first things first, I forgot to actually link my source by accident for last round, so here it is: . http://news.stanford.edu... Now for rebuttals: Rebuttal 1: "However, yes homework can be counterproductive but that is called busy work". Let"s define homework shall we. Homework: "schoolwork that a student is required to do at home. " No matter what it is, even if you throw around terms like busy work, homework is homework. "They cite prior research indicating that homework benefits plateau at about two hours per night", stated from . http://news.stanford.edu... Whether it be homework or your so called "busy work", its effectiveness plateaus at around two hours per night. Rebuttal 2: "this is caused by students with poor time management. ". To a point I agree with you here, but at this point we can"t really blame the students. If an excess amount of them have these health issues, it gets to a point where we can"t blame the students. Rebuttal 3: You haven"t been taking sleep deprivation seriously enough here so let"s lay down some effects for you: -High blood pressure -Heart attacks -Stroke -Diabeetes -Heart failure So, potentially, homework can kill you. Next, sleep deprivation also plays a role in learning, hurting grades at school. Quoted from webmd, "Sleep plays a critical role in thinking and learning. Lack of sleep hurts these cognitive processes in many ways. First, it impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. This makes it more difficult to learn efficiently. " No doubt about it, homework has its positives, being -(sometimes) improved learning (if given in moderation) -Better performance in the class But cons include -Numerous health conditions that can be caused by the excessive amount of homework given (3.1 hours on average per night) -Homework starting to become counter productive -Struggles learning due to sleep deprivation Last thing, I know I have burden of proof, but can I get a source when you say "homework can lead to greater memory" Now let"s ask ourselves a question. Is somewhat improved learning worth these risks? I leave it at that. Over to you.

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I'm taking the con lets hear what you got

Homework is a Good Thing.

Thank you for your welcome, and also your clarification, but I do know what utilitarianism and active & passive mean. While homework does have its benefits, which you mentioned, such as improving student's grades, scores, and futures, the cons of homework far outweigh them. Homework can clarify the subject, but if the concepts have not been learned once class is over, the homework becomes pointless. School is, and kids lives in general are, already immensely stressful without homework. Clear relationships between student's stress and ailments (physical and mental) have been found . I am again going to emphasise that homework should be limited. Though you make an excellent point about time restrictions, many teachers assign time-consuming homework that no one could complete quickly, no matter how intelligent they are or how well they understand the concept. If homework were to be limited to a few nights a week, this would open up more time for kids to be kids. I cannot speak for everyone when I say this, but at my school, we have at least four hours of homework total. Per night. Add in school, extracurriculars, meals, and sleep, and that leaves little to no time for freetime. No matter how well you manage your time, there will always be something that does not fit. If you were to try to squeeze in some freetime, you would most likely end up giving up some sleep, which would impair your performance at school the next day. As most kids enjoy having freetime, this is often the case. Therefore, I must say that, though homework is intended for a good cause (that is, improving ability), the ideals commonly get lost in the stress that balancing the different aspects of your life, and homework becomes more of a burden than a helper. You mentioned that homework benefits teachers, but I would have to differ. Homework does show teachers whether the material is clear or not, but it creates extra work for them (as well as the students). Now they not only have mountains of classwork, tests, and projects to grade, they have to grade daily homework as well. This is more evidence why even just limiting the amounts of homework would be beneficial. As for benefiting the nation, you yourself mentioned that the issue we have does not lie within homework, but rather within emphasis on athleticism. In that way, homework is unrelated, and not the fix for the issue: stronger emphasis on education through something such as more personalised learning is.

Homework Should be Banned, or at Least Made Optional

Having set homework allows for your brain to have a necessary time it needs to memorize it, or 'set it in stone' for want of a better word. The study previously mentioned does not state that children get 'smarter' if they receive homework, but they do reinforce the idea in their mind. During time that will be spent in University, or collage in the states, we will have to study for whichever subject we eventually choose. If we only did work while in class, we would not pass our subject, forget getting a PhD. Homework is simply put 'work for home' and it is, but shouldn't be seen as anything more than revision for what has happened that day. Homework is designed to help the human mind remember more, using a technique called ELC; experiential learning cycle. This shows that we learn things through experiences, or from repeating things we may already know. This is why 'Practice makes Perfect'.

That Homework is a waste of Time.

I don't understand the silly debate that my opponent has posted but I will continue with my second argument. Onto my first point, that children develop time management and study skills by doing homework. Time management skills and study skills are important part of a students life. Homework is able to benefit them in future life with juggling children and work. Students are able to develop these skills as they have to divide their time to fit homework and other activities such as sport or free time. Without homework where will these skills come from? From a study of professor's Lyn Corno and Jianzhong Xu examined taped sessions with interviews with parents and students. The results found that a third grade student is able to learn responsibility and time management skills. The students interviewed also were able to adjust there study habits and independent learning to suit the demand of a assignment or test. These results were also confirmed by professor David Warton from the UNSW. The results confirm homework benefits you and helps develop study skills as well as life skills. My second point is that homework establishes a communication link between students, teachers and parents. A bond between a student, teacher and parent is very important for the students academic and physical achievements. Parents are able to see the quality of the curriculum and the benefit it is to the student. Not only does homework allow the parent to understand what the student is learning but also develops the relationship and gives time for the parent and student to bond. Without homework would you be spending more time on technology or bonding with your parents? The relationships between parents and teachers is a very important aspect and assisting in the building of the students learning. Teachers and parents are able to communicate at meetings, conferences, phone calls and email. Research shows that the more parents and teachers who share relevant information with each other about the student, the better equipped both will be able to help to that student achieve academically. This shows that parents are more than capable to help students learn. If parents don't understand the curriculum they are able to learn online. Trials at school are starting in Melbourne and consist of an afternoon session were parents are able to be in a learning environment and be educated by teachers to the new curriculum. HOMEWORK IS NOT A CHORE ITS A BRAIN SCORE

That Homework Should be Banned

Homework has little educational worth and adds nothing to the time spent in school. Some schools an...

Homework Should Be Banned

As time consuming as excessive homework may seem, it has a number of advantages. Our brain is like any other muscle in the body, it requires constant and tiring practice to grow and develop. Therefore, it is only when we pressurise our brain that actual development will occur. If we forever do only how much we find convenient, our brain growth will stagnate. The amount of homework being given in schools teaches the students the importance of time management and deadlines, prepares them to undertake pressure in their lives, and enables them to become responsible, self-reliant and punctual. Homework given in every subject helps the student evaluate their level of understanding of what was taught at school and know how much harder they are expected to work. Solving a large number of problems of the same and of different kinds sharpens the students brain and prepares them for all possible problems. Homework also helps the student remember concepts in a clearer manner by reinforcing them via direct concept and application based questions. It helps the student summarise all that happened that day at school and reiterate important facts and points.

should homework be banned/reduced

Homework encourages students to work more independently (by themselves)

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Since this debate is coming to a closing and we"re at round four, I though I should introduce new evidence to my case. As I've been researching why we should have homework on the weekends, I realized mainly that we should have it because it provides extra brain training over your two-day break so that you will remember what you"ve learned during to week. To begin here is a list of ten benefits from homework in general. 1.It improves your thinking and memory 2.It helps you develop positive study skills and habits that will serve you well throughout life 3.Homework encourages you to use time wisely 4.It teaches you to work independently 5.Homework teaches you to take responsibility for your work 6.It allows you to review and practice what has been covered in class 7.Homework helps you learn to use resources, such as libraries, reference materials, and computer Web sites to find information 8.It encourages you to explores subjects more fully than classroom time permits 9.It allows you to extend learning by applying skills to new situations 10.It helps you integrate learning by applying many different skills to a single task, such as book reports or science projects (Brought to you by http://blog.eskool.ca...) I would like to thank the people at http://blog.eskool.ca.... That list states an excellent set of benefits from doing homework. Overall it"s saying that homework prepares you through difficulties in life. With the skills and good habits you obtain from homework it becomes easier to overcome your problems. "In a study conducted by Hill, Spencer, Alston and Fitzgerald (1986), homework was positively linked to student achievement. They indicate that homework is an inexpensive method of improving student academic preparation without increasing staff or modifying curriculum. "So, as the pressure to improve test scores continues to increase, so does the emphasis on homework"" (Brought to you by http://www.studentpulse.com...) There is the evidence folks, and like I said before it helps people overcome their problems and to achieve goals such as higher test score (also known as growth in education) to help society function correctly, and with a wise mind. If you don"t believe me about this test here is another test conducted carried out by the researchers at Duke University. " DURHAM, N.C. - It turns out that parents are right to nag: To succeed in school, kids should do their homework. Duke University researchers have reviewed more than 60 research studies on homework between 1987 and 2003 and concluded that homework does have a positive effect on student achievement. Harris Cooper, a professor of psychology and director of Duke's Program in Education, said the research synthesis that he led showed the positive correlation was much stronger for secondary students --- those in grades 7 through 12 --- than those in elementary school. "With only rare exception, the relationship between the amount of homework students do and their achievement outcomes was found to be positive and statistically significant," the researchers report in a paper that appears in the spring 2006 edition of "Review of Educational Research."" Cooper is the lead author; Jorgianne Civey Robinson, a Ph.D. student in psychology, and Erika Patall, a graduate student in psychology, are co-authors. (Brought to you by http://today.duke.edu...) Once again readers, there is the evidence that homework is beneficial. Therefore, there is no reason for it not to be beneficial on weekends. Ultimately, homework given to students on the weekend is beneficial. If I still do not have you on board with my side I suggest reading this extra evidence. Homework set prior to a lesson can aid understanding later in class. Homework also provides opportunities for reinforcement of work learned during school time and for children to develop their research skills. Children will need to seek information for themselves from reference materials such as encyclopaedias, books, CD ROMs and by doing so, are helped along the path to becoming independent learners. Having the responsibility of needing to meet deadlines promotes self-discipline, an attribute that will impact on schoolwork and beyond. (Brought to you by http://www.topmarks.co.uk...) Thank you everyone for staying tuned in on my side of the case for: whether or not students should have homework over the weekends. Yes they should. Hey, I appreciate everything you guys and hope to for the final round of this debate to wrap up my argument with an overall conclusion of my case and how this, being my first debate, has been. Once again thank you.

should Students be given homework during the weekends

Homework has little educational worth and adds nothing to the time spent in school. Some schools and some countries don't bother with homework at all, and their results do not seem to suffer from it. Studies show that homework adds nothing to standardised test scores for primary/ elementary pupils. International comparisons of older students have found no positive relationship between the amount of homework set and average test scores. If anything, countries with more homework got worse results next Homework is almost always done when a child is already tired from a long day at school. As a result few students are at their best when they sit down in the evening to yet more work. Homework ends up being done in a hurry, by students fighting fatigue, and poor quality work is produced. Worse still, students who have been up late trying to finish off their homework, then come tired into school the next day, and so are less ready to learn. Really, what is the point? Setting homework does little to develop good study skills. It is hard to check whether the homework students produce is really their own. Some students have always copied off others or got their parents to help them. But today there is so much material available on the internet that teachers can never be sure. It would be better to have a mixture of activities in the classroom which help students to develop a whole range of skills, including independent learning.

Should homework be banned

1st Assertion: Homework does put pressure on kids, but pressure is not always bad. Pressure can push people to do better, and that includes performance on tests. As proof, Let us look at some studies. "The results of such studies suggest that homework can improve students’ scores on the class tests that come at the end of a topic" http://www.sedl.org... Another important note is that "However, 35 less rigorous (correlational) studies suggest little or no relationship between homework and achievement for elementary school students." http://www.sedl.org... It is somewhat difficult to prove that homework is the cause of lower test scores. Plus, this seems to vary from individual to individual. This explains why studies show different results. 2nd Assertion: There are many factors that cause stress and depression. Homework alone is not the reason. Also, stress can be healthy as well and is not all bad. “Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice.” http://phys.org... 3rd Assertion: There are many factors that cause students to drop out. Some have family issues. Some are struggling with bullying, and others are struggling with their health or peer pressure. If students get too much homework, it is a bad thing. Since we are arguing about homework overall, one cannot say that homework is bad. Too much homework is bad, but moderation is key. Too much homework is bad, but that does not mean all homework is bad. 4h Assertion: Just as homework can take away from extra-curricular activities, those activities can take away from homework. Homework, as long as it is not just busywork, can serve as great review. Homework can also be used to further understand the material. Many students need exposure in the classroom as well as at home. Many times, students understand the material at school, but need to be exposed at home as well in order to reinforce this exposure and contribute to better comprehension. Having to juggle activities, family, and homework is a good life lesson. When students enter the "real world," they have to learn to juggle many things in their life. Thus, keeping homework and other activities aids in this very important ability to juggle what life throws at people. 5th Assertion: Cheating happens in life overall. There's cheating everywhere, but that does not mean get rid of certain activities. People cheat in games, school, work, etc., but we don't get rid of these things because they're a beneficial part of life. tress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. Read more at: http://phys.org... Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. Read more at: http://phys.org... Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. Read more at: http://phys.org... Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. Read more at: http://phys.org...

Teacher given HW does more harm than good

Hello there, please forgive any grammer issues as this is my first online debate. I do think homework is good. The reason I think this way is because it is intended as a means to keep the learning of a subject fresh in the students mind for as long as possible. It also gives parents opportunities to further connect with their childs intellect and provide their own insights and ideas thus helping them progress through difficult situations with perhaps an alternative option of solving a problem. I'm long past the age of homework now (don't laugh) but I know I hated it, I know it seemed like a chore and a waste of time but I do believe it helped shaped my intellect for the better in grown up years.

Is homework good

Homework helps to reinforce the ideas learnt at school, as well as to help students get used to the idea of always having work to do, such as adults do in the 'Real world'. It can be said that homework is a 'waste of Time' because it is seen as 'more work at the end of the day' or 'that the work should be done at school, if it needs to be done at all.' The purpose of homework is not to give the child 'more work', but to reinforce all the ideas taught to the student that day. Studies done in 2006 report that doing homework resulted in a 26% increase in grades. This SHOWS the productive and positive affects of doing homework.

That Homework is a waste of Time.

Homework is something most students dread. It is time consuming and often very very difficult. Many kids have after school programs and that can get in the way of having time for homework, students may be up all night sometimes not even getting any sleep which can result in a drop in grades and overall performance, in school to just being social. Homework causes a lot of stress as well and stress has been proven to kill more people then pneumonitis in a year. Homework can cause more than physical health damage. As a child with a growing mind and a growing understanding of the world, you need free time, to explore, to play, to learn new things about the world, to go out and do things, and homework takes away from a lot of the time kids have to do those things

Is homework good for students

Let's begin! Research shows that homework is great. Kids to better if their grade was partly homework <1>. It is extremely beneficial to kids. Homework provides a way to review concepts learned in class <2>. "A typical homework-completing high school student will outperform students who do not do homework by 69% on standardized tests. " ~ . http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu... . Homework teaches discipline <3>. Critical thinking is improved. Homework helps kid learn study habits and teaches time management. Homework also teaches responsibility and develops a concern in studies <4>. Homework gives a chance for students review or learn concepts that they either did not understand or if they missed the class <5>. <1> . http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu... <2> . http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu... <3> . http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu... <4> . http://www.forandagainst.com... <5> . http://www.family-homework-answers.com... We all know that parents dislike their kids when they jump on the couch, scream, or run around the house breaking some items along the way. Homework solves the problem of breaking items. If homework is not banned, items around the house would not be as broken as if homework was banned. ==> Conclusion After reading these arguments, I hope that you can understand why homework is beneficial. I have nothing to refute and defend, so I will conclude my side of Round 2. Thank you and happy holidays! Sincerely, Yami Yugi

Homework should be banned

I agree no one enjoys homework and it is good for is in the long run but some teachers don't teach much at all in class and give you truck loads of homework and its only the start of the school year for me. I'm only in 8th grade and I'm getting stuff my parents aren't that good at. It just shows how different our countries are. Not only does it cause stress it gives you sleep deprivation. Plus we don't really do our homework by ourselves if you think of it. There is the Internet ( Google, wikipedia, ninemsn, yahoo ect ) we just get onto one of those search engines type in the main words and there it is. So we just write it in our book or type it up. Another thing to our parents may help us. Even though stress comes in at some point we still kind of aren't doing it ourselves. Plus it's not just us with the sleepless nights and stress our families come into it as well. My parents are sometimes up all hours helping me. Homework also doesn't allow us to be teenagers and have fun. Is our idea of a fun weekend sitting at home doing maths homework ? I don't think so its taking us away from being social and having fun. Some studies also show that overload of homework isn't associated in higher grades. Also everyone would like to be correct in what they are doing because we need good grades to get somewhere good in life. Homework is good to an extent but an overload isn't good for us.

Homework Hinders Learning

Homework isn't just time-consuming. A study proved that homework can cause anxiety, anger, etcetera (1). Also, it is often said that homework increases grades, but data from the TIMSS showed that the correlation between achievement and the teachers who used homework in grading are negative (1). You say homework should be given when students are struggling. Homework is done at home, away from the person who is most familiar with the curricular requirements and key concepts-the teacher. Parents' assistance might not work; homework causes conflict in a third of families (2). Instead, students can ask their teacher for academic help. In middle and high schools, it can be during study hall. In elementary schools, it can be during class or recess. (1) https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au... (2) http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk...

Homework

I negate the resolution which states Resolved: Large amounts of homework are beneficial to the student. Definitions- large-of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity beneficial-favorable or advantageous; resulting in good homework-schoolwork that a student is required to do at home student-a person who is studying at a school or college

Does homework help the learning process?

homework

Due to my opponent's failure to post any follow-up arguments, I will end this debate by stating that homework should be given in school because it is more helpful than harmful.

homework should be given

I accept, I will be arguing that homework is valuable.

Homework given to students' by teachers is a waste of time.

Homework is an essential part of education, allowing students to learn information beyond that which they are taught at school.

ban homework

Homework should be banned from the education system because it has detrimental health effects. School work does not certainly make a student perform better in their studies, but it does affect a student's physical and mental health. According to the Advocate Health Care News, an article was published in 2014 on a study performed by Denise Pope from the University of Stanford, on the effects of homework. The study found "Too much homework was found to be counterproductive. In a poll, 56 percent of students attributed any stress in their lives to too much homework. Less than 1 percent of students said that homework was not a stressor.When asked how homework affects them, students reported lack of sleep, headaches, exhaustion and stomach problems" (Pope 2014). This demonstrates how homework is a stress factor that impacts one's sleep and eating habits, which can lead to serious health effects. In other words, the amount of time spent on homework can cause sleep deprivation which can affect their school performance and mental health, as well as cause eating disorders leading to an overall effect in their physical state. Overall, homework should be banned as it can affect one's health, leading to impacts on their academic performance and causing life-threatening health problems. How homework can affect your child's health. (2014, March 24). Retrieved March 25, 2018, from http://www.ahchealthenews.com...

Homework should be banned.

My point of contention is that homework can be very beneficial given the right balance between the amount of homework and time available for students to complete it. I'm not sure how exactly to respond to your point about children having to do too much of it, as I don't know the country that you're based in or and I also don't know how you define a substantial amount of homework. These are the reasons why I think that it is beneficial and is not a waste of time if the above criteria is met: 1. It allows for the development of time management skills within students, since they have to manage their homework with the time constraints given. The source cited states that homework is important in the process of self regulation and control. [1] 2. Homework forces students to apply the knowledge that they learned in the classroom, which is especially important for development of intellect, as being able to apply knowledge of a given topic is what allows you to utilize it within your everyday life. While you may not be able to directly apply trigonometry into your life, the type of thought processes that mathematics hinges on can give students a better ability apply study skills in their everyday lives. [2] 3. Homework reinforces education, which while may not be directly applicable, it is crucially important for survival in an increasingly modern economic marketplace. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has data that shows that the unemployment rate increases 3.25 times when comparing people over 25 with a doctoral degree and those who only have a high school diploma (1.6% to 5.2%). It also shows that the difference between these two groups when it comes to full time weekly earnings is that those with a high school diploma earn 2.41 times less than those with a doctoral degree. [3] 4. There is also a link between the amount of education one has and their estimated IQ. While IQ may not be the end-all-be-all determiner of intelligence, it gives us a good idea of one's general intellectual capabilities. On page 63 of Coming Apart, Charles Murray displays a graph that shows that the difference between those who don't have a degree and those with a high school diploma is 11 and 12 (82-89, 05-09), and the difference between those with a diploma and a PHD or its equivalents are 27 and 25 respectively, this shows that there are relatively significant differences in IQ between people who have radically different amounts of education. [4] Sources: [1]- Ramdass, D., & Zimmerman, B. (2011, December). Developing Self-Regulation Skills: The Important Role of Homework. Retrieved November 17, 2017, from http://www.davidsongifted.org... Journal of Advanced Academics, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 194-218 [2]- Y. Sagher, M. V. Siadat, and L. Hagedorn, Building study skills in a college mathematics classroom, The Journal of General Education 49(2) (2000), 132"155. [3]- The NLSY79. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2017, from https://www.bls.gov... [4]- ONeill, William L. Coming apart: an informal history of America in the 1960s: with a new introduction by the author. Ivan R. Dee, 2005. Pg. 63 I wish the best of luck to you in this debate! I think that this is the first debate on this website for both of us.

Does homework have any benefits

Although you personally believe that homework is a waste of time, I have demonstrated that it has merits which make keeping it worthwhile. You did not demonstrate that removing homework has benefits outside of your own personal case.Thank you for the debate, and keep at it! Like many other things, if you want to get better, you have to keep practicing. Well met!

We need to get rid of homework

Homework is not intended to last you several hours. They base home studies on your evaluated intellectual level. If it is taking them all night to finish a piece of work then either they have left everything until the last minute (exactly what I used to do as a kid) or they are struggling to grasp the homework's concept. The latter proves a lack of understanding which is good because they can focus on improving that particular module with a teachers aid. Kid's typically have more than enough time to themselves after they complete homework if they are not having problems with it. But having problems and sorting those problems out is a part of your personal development.

Is homework good

I'll be taking the side of Pro. First Round is Acceptance ONLY. No Arguments.

Homework is a Good Thing.

To my mind our debate is not about size of homework, therefore we cannot talk about too much homework. However, I believe that doing homework will not make you "smarter," but it will teach you how to use the "smarts" that you have in your brain already - doing homework makes you faster and better at doing other things.Homework is something that we all need. Homework helps us develop a work ethic and get better grades. Homework can be a good and bad thing. Homework shouldnt be stacked on top of each other but planned out from teacher to teacher. Moreover, to conclude I would like to add that Im a student who relies on homework to help me out on grades and preparing for tests. So, I totally believe that all students have to do homework in order to at least develop their skills.

Homework is a waste of time

Homework has a lot of educational value, the reason it has not shown this is because teachers do not set the right kind of homework or they set the wrong amount of it. Some teachers believe homework is for reviewing material, others think it is better for learning new concepts. The result is 'confusion for students'.1 If the homework was consistent however, and related specifically to what is learnt in the classroom, it would have a great deal of educational value by helping them remember their lessons and increase students' confidence in how much they are learning. Furthermore, Professor Cooper of Duke University has shown that by the high schools years, there is a strong and positive relationship between homework and how well students do at school. There are two main reasons why this relationship does not appear in elementary school: 1) Elementary school teachers assign homework not so much to enhance learning, but in order to encourage the development of good study skills and time management;2 2) young children have less developed cognitive skills to focus and concentrate on their work.3 Thus, they are more easily distracted from their homework assignments. 1 Strauss, 2006 2 Muhlenbruck, Cooper, Nye, & Lindsey, 2000 3Hoover-Dempsey et al., 2001

Homework has little educational worth, and therefore is a waste of students' time

Thank you for bringing up this topic, as I will be quite happy to refute your arguements. Although your topic is not quite clear, I shall believe that as I am pro, I am saying that homework is good. Homework, especially in America, is a fundamental part of children's education. It is a necessary tool to go over what they learned during class. Most, if not all, of classes need to review topics. Listening and taking notes is not enough in school. If children do not have homework, would they actually go over notes? Would they really find worksheets to fill in, projects to make, essays to write, and problems to solve? Unless their parents enforce their kids to do work, if homework was optional, at least 90% of kids wouldn't do homework! Even for the children who WOULD do the homework, homework is an essential guide that leads them to success on their next test or quiz. To sum it up, homework is a necessary tool, most children wouldn't do homework if it was optional, and it will make them better students.

Homework

my opponent argues that homework should not be given because of the fact that after school hours, the time should be spent for family to converse and do other activities together. however, it is in my opinion that and belief that homework is not only a way for families to come together, but also for a one-on-one interaction between the parent and the child. the parents can help the child with said homework, thus spending time with the kid, and also the kid is learning at the same time. next i think homework is beneficial because it helps students practice what they learned in school, thus helping them learn and understand the materials covered. it helps them make sure they can do it by themselves, but also gives them responsibility skills of actually doing it when told. if you are at a job after you graduate, and your boss says do something at home, and you have a family, it is the same principle of doing homework. the only difference is one is by a boss, the other by a teacher

We should ban homework

Since my opponent failed to rebut the previous argument I presented, let me just proceed with my next argument. Homework is time consuming . It's not just simply time consuming. It takes up the time of the students which should have been allotted for recreational activities which will help develop his/her personality. Another thing, it becomes a reason on why students feel sleepy during class discussions . Why? Because it takes time and with the urge to finish this thing, students tend to sleep late at night. Consequently, the student comes to school late and worst, learns nothing at all because his attention is not focused on the lesson because he's feeling so sleepy

We should ban homework

Having homework also allows students to really fix in their heads work they have done in school. Doing tasks linked to recent lessons helps students strengthen their understanding and become more confident in using new knowledge and skills. For younger children this could be practising reading or multiplication tables. For older ones it might be writing up an experiment, revising for a test and reading in preparation for the next topic. Professor Cooper of Duke University, has found that there is evidence that in elementary school students do better on tests when they do short homework assignments related to the test 1. Students gain confidence from such practise, and that shows when they sit the tests. 1 Strauss, 2006

Homework ensures that students practise what they are taught at school

I agree that homework can be a struggle, but it is important because it helps to retain the knowledge of what you did in class. If you only do things once in class, and never anywhere else then you are less likely to understand and remember the information.

Homework

I am there fore realizing my opponent has forfeited.. here is my argument for round 2# Homework helps you catch up on work at home that u did not do at school also it is a great way to study also if u look up you will see that no homework,no grades thing ends up saying no you do your homework or u will die We shouldn't ban it but moderate better so that they have plenty of time to relax but still learn more. Plus in later life you get homework from your job so you better get used to it, so when the time comes you will be ready. Seriously, homework is good for you. You can catch up in class and it helps you improve. Homework is a good way of studying. reasons why homeworks are good 1) Homework allows you to consolidate what you have learnt for the day. 2) It gives you an early warning if you do not understand a concept or something previously taught. 3) Homework appeases parents. 4) It gives teachers something to do. 5) Practice Practice Practice! Consistently doing homework means that you don't have to study that much for tests. 6) Prepares children for working life by having deadlines. 7) Cultivates responsibility in students. 8) You can actually do your homework in class instead of complaining so you don't have to do it at home. thank you lovedebate11

home works should be reduced

As this is the last round of the debate, I will give a few more points to prove that homework should not be banned. Some of the reasons why homework is important are; it helps for more rapid progress in learning, it can form an important part in the pupil"s notes, it helps in long term research, and it is good for introverts who may be unable to ask questions in class. The purpose of homework is to help you learn and practice what was taught in class or to gain information by reading and answering questions. As you can definitely see from the above mentioned points, home work is a very important part of our studies. Take myself for an example; I am a introvert but I have managed to convey my knowledge through homework. As it has been very useful for me, I do not see why it cannot do the same for others too. In addition to helping you practice what you have studied or learned at school, homework prepares and helps you to use resources such as encyclopedias, books and the Internet which help you to find information for your homework/research projects. When you complete homework independently, you actually become independent. Homework is a sense of independence, responsibility and self discipline and it can bring home and school closer together. As we know, homework is not to be done and forgotten about. It has a deadline: this will teach you that completing a task on time is very important. This thing called homework also gives your parents a greater opportunity to participate in your education. Now, don"t you think that the reward is the practice that you get (which will allow you to do well)? Homework is indeed a good practice for success in life, so be sure to complete it and turn it in on time. After reading all these points, I hope that you will agree with me that homework is very important and thus should not be banned. With that, I rest my case.

Homework should be banned

Hello, I will be proving why homework should not be banned. I'll make my own arguments here in Round 1.1. Homework provides an opportunity for parents to interact with and understand the content their students are learning so they can provide another means of academic support for students. [1] Also, teachers give out homework not for students to do work and learn, but instead to see if the way they teach the material is successful so they can get the best knowledge in school. [2] 2. The recommended amount of homework depends on grade level.“Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement?” also identifies the amount homework that serves as a learning tool for students. While practice improves test scores at all grade levels, “Homework for junior high students appears to reach the point of diminishing returns after about 90 minutes a night. For high school students, the positive line continues to climb until between 90 minutes and 2.5 hours of homework a night, after which returns diminish.” [1]3. Homework is basically testing, but you have a longer time to finish it.Homework is just like tests, quizzes, etc.. It's also usually significantly easier than tests, as tests are about if you have learned all of the material and remembered it all. If you did, you'll get a good grade. Just like homework. There's no negativity here. Sure, you're wasting precious time so you can get yourself glued to your phone or T.V., but at least you're showing that you're improving. There have been multiple cases of teachers finding different ways to teach or urge to do your homework if homework grades aren't done or aren't having a good grade most of the time. And this works successfully. That's why homework should not be banned.Sources:[1] https://education.cu-portland.edu...[2] http://lessonplanspage.com...;

Homework should be banned

Everyone HATES homework. I do too. It doesn't mean homework doesn't help. First off, homework teaches time management. If you do sports and stuff AND have homework you have to manage your time wisely. Second of all, it teaches responsibility. If you forget it, you have to learn that there are consequences and take your punishment. And homework is there to help you review the topics you learned so you don't forget a topic after class. Plus it's scientifically proven it helps. You just got beat!

Homework

It is a fact that In a normal class you learn about 20% of the information presented. It is necessary that kids have homework to reinforce those knowledge and teachings that they had earlier in the classroom. If not the teacher would spend more time in next class reinforcing the knowledge that they should had reinforced. And, well let's deal with it, an average kid stays all afternoon procrastinating, they should have a goal in the afternoon. Some people may say that procrastinating leads to experimentation in drugs, violence and even pornography. So the question here, What do you prefer? Some extra time procrastinating that may lead you to illicit activities and have more time at school or try to have a goal in your noon and learn more and more each day. Lets go to a greater future not to a worse one!

Homework is a Waste of Time

I think I won this debate because you have committed several logical fallacies and you have not provided any evidence as to why a simple thing like homework should be made illegal. Furthermore, I'd like to assert that homework in moderation is an essential part of education and helps students grow their brains at a time when they would normally be playing video games. I did answer your question. Poor sleep routines are not the responsibility of the school, but the responsibility of the student. I don't know how which side of the world you reside in relates to how much homework you should be given. I believe that education is essential in all countries. As an American citizen, I think that homework is better than extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities are fine in their own right, but homework should always be made a priority. Also, sports are not essential to the development of the body. People should focus more on the development of the mind.

Ban Homework!

The basic objective of homework is what school is designed for in the first place: to increase your knowledge and IMPROVE your intelligence. Homework, classwork, and projects improve your sense of responsibility, and provide a real time report of your progress in class. Homework can reveal weak areas in individuals, and even in the class in general. Homework, classwork, and projects improve cooperation between students and in some cases builds teamwork, they can reveal weak areas in individuals or in the class as a whole, and can alert teachers to who learns how and may teach them to teach more intelligent students more efficiently. My opponent has forfeited round 3, but I just wanted to reiterate my point. Regardless of whether or not you actually like to DO homework- which I never really did in school- you should understand that it is a better method of teaching than limiting grades to test scores or giving more importance to test scores rather than to habitual progress, completion of work, and demonstration of understanding and progressive learning. I rest my case.

RESOLVED: Intelligence should determine grades more so than Effort in School

Homework should not be banned from the education system because, although school is where the teaching is given, the understanding occurs at home; independently. Homework boosts children's self-esteem, teaches responsible habits, allows them to be independent thinkers, teaches time management, and allows for more learning opportunities. As stated by Bonnie Terry Learning, board-certified educational therapist #10167 known as America's leading learning specialist, Regular accomplishments like finishing homework build self-esteem, which aids students" mental and physical health. When children complete a homework assignment, they feel better about themselves, thus, improving their self-esteem; they feel worthwhile. Self-esteem, confidence, friendship, problem-solving are all part of every human"s basic needs, as seen in Abraham Maslow"s Hierarchy of Needs. According to Maslow, psychiatrist and psychology professor, once an individual meets their basic human needs, they are able to move on to the next step where one achieves self-actualization (morality, creativity, acceptance of facts, problem-solving, etc). Once here, they are able to learn more effectively and even develop skills as accomplishment, achievement, and responsibility. As stated by Cathy Vatterott, writer for Association for Middle-Level Education (AMLE) on September 2017, many teachers may often say that homework teaches responsibility because it demonstrates that the student is capable of receiving a task and completing such task within a certain amount of time. Aside from homework encouraging responsibility for work ethic, the students take responsibility for their learning. When properly designed, homework encourages students to reflect on their learning and self-evaluate whether or not they understood the concept. By doing so, students gain independence through the efforts they display(AMLE). Dr. Sam Goldstein and Dr. Sydney Zentall, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine and professor of Special Education at Purdue University, explains to parents at that Fostering independence is accomplished by moving [their] child from dependence on [the parent] to dependence on homework buddies and material resources for the Learning Disabilities Associaton of America (LDA). Homework is the first step for children to have opportunities to make their own choices, to make plans, and to set goals. By doing so, students become independent learner which is a critical skill through all years of higher education. Being an independent, responsible student ties in with having good time management skills. On October 20, 2014, Brian Sztabnik"s Homework: Helping Students Manage their Time elaborates on how, with good time management, students know how much time they have, how long it will take to get assignments done, and what they can accomplish in the time they have. By doing so, students have more breathing room, which reduces the feeling of being rushed, which then leads to less frustration and stress (which of course is bad for one"s health). Although there are distractions at home, the distractions at school are worse. Rosen"s "Continuous Partial Attention" is defined as students" lack of focus because of the constant interaction between them and their technology (Howard). Because of Continuous Partial Attention, children aren"t able to focus in class because of technology and their peers. Banning homework would only take away students" opportunity to learn outside of the distracting classroom environment. Homework. (2013). AMLE - Association for Middle Level Education. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://www.amle.org... Howard, M. (2018). Distracted by Technology: Focusing Attention on Homework. Beyondbooksmart.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://www.beyondbooksmart.com... How Homework Can Help Build Kid's Self-Esteem and Confidence. (2018). Bonnie Terry Learning. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://www.bonnieterrylearning.com... Developing Self-Regulation Skills: The Important Role of Homework. (2018). Davidsongifted.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://www.davidsongifted.org... Homework: Helping Students Manage their Time | Edutopia. (2018). Edutopia. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://www.edutopia.org... Morgan, H. (2018). Helping Your Child Gain Independence with Homework. Learning Disabilities Association of America. Retrieved 30 March 2018, from https://ldaamerica.org...

Homework should be banned.

If you truly feel that the homework you are being given is not beneficial to your education, then you should try to do something about it. Bring it up to your parents first, get their opinion. You will have to have some valid points as to why it isn't beneficial. Also, try to come up with something that would be more beneficial, because homework isn't going anywhere buddy, not for any of us.

Homework should be banned

Homework should be optional for students to complete in school. Homework, although useful for practicing the skills taught in class, has been shown to cause depression, stress (1), and even physical problems such as migraines, stomach problems, weight loss, and sleep deprivation (2). In a study conducted by a Stanford researcher involving high school students who lived in upper-middle class communities, 56% of the students considered homework a primary source of stress (3). In most schools, homework counts as a large part of students' final grades, which explains why it can be so stressful. If homework wasn't counted as part of students' final grades, we wouldn't have to worry about it so much and our health in general would improve. Those are some reasons why homework should be optional. (1) http://factualfacts.com... (2) http://www.dailymail.co.uk... (3) http://news.stanford.edu...

Homework should be optional in schools