Junior Reuben Roberts relates. For sophomore Latoya Tharp, parental and financial responsibilities come before homework. I have a son. My father doesn't make enough. History resource teacher Cherie McGinn believes that current homework loads are unfairly demanding for some students.
Some students have family responsibilities, jobs or situations at home that make working hard.
Roberts knows about responsibilities that take precedence over math problems or history readings. And when he gets to his schoolwork after completing his work for his family, his parents cannot provide assistance he needs. Some students are angered by a grading system that does not take into account their situations at home. I have to go home and help my parents, and I have a job. I know that homework is impossible for students who work from 3 to 9 p.m.