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Maxwell Lord-Fry

Miss Cundiff

English 10

3 October 2019

Homework is Freaking Great

Homework is the best thing in the history of school. Whoever created it was an absolute

genius. Homework can make an individuals mind start to work and help it become smarter and

better. That goes out for everyone. Homework should be given to students because it can make

students have better grades, it can help with organization, and parents can get involved in what

their kids are learning.

Homework is good and beneficial for student’s grades. In 2006, Duke University

“...found that older students who did their homework performed better on tests…” (Glum). With

doing better on tests, this means that more people will not fail a class pure off of not knowing

something. Other people have done the same type of stuff as Duke University, “In 35 such

studies, about 77 percent find the link between homework and achievement is positive”

(Cooper). This is basically saying that more people at Perry should be doing homework

themselves instead of copying or just not doing it. With doing homework it, “teaches you how to

learn on your own and work independently” (Helmenstine). Being able to do homework

independently shows students that they can do it on a test in the future. When you memorize

things for tests, it will definitely help out for the state tests and exams and everything the typical

student does every year.

Homework can help students with organization. It helps a lot because sometimes students

will have, “a homework site, creating a filing system or using other visual organizers like a
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planner” (Tiret). Having a planner usually helps people remember what they have to do and they

can write little notes about what they have to do before or after school or an event. Organization

intertwines with time management and how, “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”

(Sztabnik). This means that they have more breathing time and, if a person plans properly, they

won’t feel rushed. Not feeling rushed leads to feeling less stressed. When they have homework,

it becomes their responsibility for their school career. So, when a student misses an assignment,

“it is only then that they learn to be accountable for their actions” (Johnson). When a student

completes an assignment, it gives them a sense of accomplishment and feeling like they may

have achieved a goal of theirs.

Parents can get involved in what their kids are learning and what teachers are teaching.

Parents can, “...help them develop positive study habits and skills that will serve them well

throughout their lives” (Brochure). Students that learn good studying habits will definitely

benefit all throughout college too. Parents don’t actually have to help with homework. They can

help with other things like, “...helping children organize a study space, providing snacks, being

there as a support, helping children work in groups with siblings or friends” (Rimer). Helping a

child with homework ad making them more comfortable makes them feel like they’re actually at

home and not at school. While the parent is watching, they can reward their child. The student

and parent can, “Enjoy a pizza together, a walk, or a movie to reinforce positive effort”

(Johnson). Having the parent do this makes the child feel like they actually did this for a reason

and not just because there teacher gave it to them as school work. This also gives the parent

some time with their child because sooner or later, they’ll be moving out, going out of the house,

hanging with friends all the time, etc.

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People around the world think homework is bad for students because when it comes to

stress, “...more than 70 percent of students said they were often or always stressed over

schoolwork,’ with 56 percent listing homework as a primary stressor” (Levy). With being

stressed out, it can have you distracted from other things happening, take up too much time and

not have anytime for yourself, and it can take the fun out of things that are supposed to be fun in

school. However, homework is a good thing because then the students, “can spend more class

time on labs and other hands-on activities” (Townsend). This, meaning that class should be more

fun for the students and they can learn more in school and class-work or review could be their

homework for that night.

Homework can have both a positive and a negative outcome for different people. While

some schools have banned homework, most schools in America have not banned homework.

Homework is good to have for students of all ages because people that do homework can get

better grades for a certain class. Say, for example, your getting a 75 percent in a class, homework

grades can boost that percentage up. Even if it’s just by a few percentage points, it’ll change the

letter grade depending on how a school’s grading scale is. Homework isn’t just about grades, it

could also be about organization and the teacher seeing how a student works and how they

manage their time on certain topics or subjects. Having homework really makes people think

about time and how they have to manage it. A student could have stuff to do after school, but

they have to make sure they use their free time wisely so that they make sure to get homework

done because as a kid, teen, or college student, school is your career. You have to do what

you’ve got to do to get through it while staying in a good position. Lastly, homework helps

parents see what their child is learning in school. When their child gets home, the student could

teach their mom, dad, brother, sister, etc. about what they are learning and that will give the
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parent or whoever is with the student some one on one time and be able to bond in certain ways.

Anymore, parents don’t really remember things that they’ve learned in school and many parents

wish they still remembered, so they go to their child to see the difference in between what they

were taught and what the student is being taught currently in their school system. Through saying

all of this, think about this next question. Should homework be given out to students of all ages?

Works Cited

Cooper, Harris. “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement?” Duke Today. 23

September 2006. 17 September 2019

Glum, Julia. “Sorry Kids: Homework is Good for you, According to New Research.”

Newsweek. 16 October 2017. 12 September 2019.

Levy, Sandra. “Is Too Much Homework Bad for Kids’ Health?” Healthline. 22 August

2019. 19 September 2019.

Pryor-Johnson, Glenda Faye. “Why Homework is Actually Good For Kids.” Memphis

Parent. January 2012. 19 September 2019

Rimer, Sara. “Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?” Bostonia. 19 February

2019. 19 September 2019.

Sztabnik, Brian. “Homework: Helping Students Manage their Time.” Edutopia. 20

October 2014. 18 September 2019

Tiret, Holly. “Homework: Help your child develop key homework skills.” Michigan

State University. 20 September 2012. 18 September 2019.

Townsend, Andrea. “A Teacher’s Defense of Homework.” The Atlantic. 25 September

2013. 25 September 2019

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“Brochure: Helping Your Child With Homework.” U.S. Department of Education. 15

September 2008. 19 September 2019.