Elementary school kids should not be responsible for having to do homework because it could lead to many problems within the child themselves or even their family. Kids in elementary school are in school for about six hours. If homework is another two to three hours, that’s almost nine hours of school work for them. They are young and full of energy and should be able to let that energy out when they get home after a long day of school and not have to be focused on their homework. Parents have not been in school for quite some time. Every child is going to ask their mommies and daddies for help on math problems, etc. If the parents cannot provide help, this puts stress on them and the child cannot finish their homework. Another problem is
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Most kids have sports practices or other types of extracurricular activities to do after school. If kids have practice on a night they have homework, it will be difficult for them to make time to do it or be focused on it. Maintaining good health is important for young people and they have to be involved in physical activities so they do not become over weight. After they get home from practice, it is time to take a bath and get ready for bed so they will be able to get up for another day of school in the morning. This leaves a child no time to do homework unless they stay up late to make sure they finish but, then they will just be tired for school they next day and might do poorly in the classroom. Not only is it tough on the families and the children to do their homework after school, but the teachers can become stressed as well. It takes a special person to be an elementary school teacher. If a teacher is required to give out homework, that is more work for them to grade. Most teachers grade papers at home, so all of this homework they have to grade could cause them to have less time with their families at home and less free time to enjoy their night after a long day at work. It will also give teachers less time to become prepared for the next lesson he/she will be teaching in
Most kids have sports practices or other types of extracurricular activities to do after school. If kids have practice on a night they have homework, it will be difficult for them to make time to do it or be focused on it. Maintaining good health is important for young people and they have to be involved in physical activities so they do not become over weight. After they get home from practice, it is time to take a bath and get ready for bed so they will be able to get up for another day of school in the morning. This leaves a child no time to do homework unless they stay up late to make sure they finish but, then they will just be tired for school they next day and might do poorly in the classroom. Not only is it tough on the families and the children to do their homework after school, but the teachers can become stressed as well. It takes a special person to be an elementary school teacher. If a teacher is required to give out homework, that is more work for them to grade. Most teachers grade papers at home, so all of this homework they have to grade could cause them to have less time with their families at home and less free time to enjoy their night after a long day at work. It will also give teachers less time to become prepared for the next lesson he/she will be teaching in