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I.

ThebackgroundofHomeworkiswidelydisputedbuthasbeenapartofUSculture
sincetheopeningofpublicschools.
A. USculturehasalwaysusedhomeworkasapartoftheschoolingsysteminan
attempttobettergrades.
II. Thesis:Witha"workhardforsuccess"mentality,Americansoftenforgettheharsh
sideeffectsofexcessiveamountsofhomework.
III. TheUSschoolingsystemhasmanybeliefsonhomework,mostofwhicharenot
carriedout.
A. Homeworkismeanttobealearningtooltoimprovegradesbutisoften
abused
IV. StandardizedTesting
A. Standardizedtestsareoftenthecauseofhomeworkoverloadinanattemptto
helpstudentsachievebettertestscores.
B. Evenwithmassiveamountsofhomework,homeworkhaslittletono
correlationwithtestscores.
V. HWOverworkingStudents
A. Homeworkhoursforstudentsofallagesoftenexceedthesuggestedand
properlimit.
VI. PhysicalAndMentalEffects
A. PhysicalEffects
B. MentalEffects
VII.
FamilyEffects
A. Parentscanoftennegativelyaffecttheirstudentshomeworkwithoutrealizing
it.
B. Homeworkcanalsocauseproblemswithinfamilies.

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