Alfie Kohn Rethink Homework

In recent years, parents have began to wonder whether or not homework was beneficial to their children or not. After spending their entire day in school, children are usually given extra assignments to complete at home when they could be spending that crucial time with family. There are said to be both positive and negative aspects of this topic. The article I chose to analyze was “Rethinking Homework” by Alfie Kohn. This article talks about the so called pros and cons of homework. It also talks about the teacher's responsibility whether or not to assign homework but overall the principal's job to help their facility understand the impact homework is having on the children.
Kohn begins by pointing out the so called positives and negatives to homework. Some negative effects he includes are lack of time for other activities and possible loss of interest in learning. Many parents may also feel the impact of homework by putting a great strain on the relationship they have with their children. Although it is said there are positive effects to homework, Kohn refers to these as mythical. There is no evidence of …show more content…
Kohn points out that there will be a never ending argument when it comes to homework. If teachers do not assign homework, parents will think their children are not getting a good enough education and if they do, that leads to more stress and negative affects on the children. In the article, Kohn stated at the high school level, no study has sustained the belief that homework builds character or teaches good study habits. I believe there is a proper time for homework, elementary and middle school not being of that but homework may be good for high schoolers. In this era, almost everyone goes to college and if we had no preparation on how to time manage beforehand, college would be almost completely impossible for some