Does Homework Really Help Kids with School?

The other day I was thinking of ideas for my college speech class and I thought of an crazy idea that kids really don’t need homework to be good in school. As I was talking to my college professor he started to think about the topic and thought that it really was a good fact and I should do some research on the topic. As I was looking into the idea i came across the idea that kids really don’t do homework at all they spend about 10 minutes on school nights doing homework and less than 5 on weekends. Homework opponents argue, among other things, that homework does not necessarily promote good study habits in children. In some cases, for example, homework increases family tension, especially when tired and overburdened parents find themselves resorting to nagging their reluctant children into completing their homework.

Certainly, teachers should not be pressured into assigning homework simply because of societal expectations or only because it is the policy and practice of most formal school systems. Homework, however, has the potential to help a child do well in school if the assignments are meaningful, have a purpose and come with clear instructions. Parents may play a significant role by modeling a love of learning and by being lifelong learners. I feel as an overall person that kids need to stop doing homework and should just focus on test. But, as a student i feel like homework raises my grade and if it wasn’t for homework I feel like my grade would be lower and wouldn’t be as high as it is right now. As I’m getting to the point people should just give up on homework, but I do really feel like it could go either way on the cases. Last, I just feel that we need homework but we just don’t need loads of homework, because i spend about 2 hours a night spending time on homework and studding for that big chemistry test.