Argumentative Essay: Should Students Have Homework?

There are various effective arguments I would make to support students having homework by their teachers. The first argument I would make is that homework helps students to better retain the lessons they’ve learned during the school day. Students need a lot of exercises to do to retain what they learn everyday in school. Since class time isn’t enough to provide a lot of exercises on one subject, homework is the best way to exercise what’s been learned in class. If no homework is given to students on a subject that’s been discussed in class, it’s more likely for them to forget the subject the next day. Showing a kid how to ride a bicycle then giving him two tries and after about two weeks you expect him to know how to ride a bike because of these two tries you gave him, is just like teaching a student how to solve a problem and expecting him to know how to solve it on the test next week without providing enough exercises; at the end in both cases he’s going to fail. In other words, if students stopped having homework assignments their tests scores will drop. Another strong argument I …show more content…
Their argument are respectable, however, they are also weak and unconvincing. One of the arguments they make is that homework assignments are causing students to stress which is linked to obesity, migraine, headaches, and depression. Well, homework shouldn’t cause a student to stress; because students have a lot of time to think about it and do it. Another thing is that testes, exams, and quizzes also make students stress does that mean we should get rid of them all? I mean homework is not meant to make students stress out, it’s meant to help them get a better understanding of the subject by practicing. In addition, homework can’t be the main reason for students stressing out, and even if it was, getting rid of it is just like giving up on the whole education because it’s causing “problems” to