Critical Annotation
The word “homework” makes children angry or sad, simply because they know homework is meant to be done at home. While some students have several after school activities, the amount of homework they have to do is overbearing from them. The amount of homework isn’t only an issue in the US, but also in other countries too. Parents feel like their children are receiving too much, and it becomes a problem in the household, where it interferes with family time or other activities. Other parents feel like their child isn’t receiving enough and they are not being challenged. Kelly Wallace (CNN), constructs an article where she shows their views of both sides on this issue. She clarifies all of her findings from parents voicing …show more content…
Some parents started to create their own homework, just so their child can feel challenged. One parent implied that, “Making it less and less is contributing to us being less competitive worldwide.” (Wallace) While others think that their child’s homework is more busy work, than actually helping the child improve its performance. Overall, it all depends on the parent and the child’s homework.
The article “The Great Homework Debate: Too Much, Too Little, or Busy Work?” written by Kelly Wallace, presents all sides of the issue that is going on with the amount of homework the child receives, while adding in the parent’s opinions. All of the sides have some accurate points, with great explanations. Possibly, this could also help others become aware.
Several parents expressed that their children is getting an obsessive amount of homework, while others feel like their child is not getting enough. It all boils down to what do you child really need to help them improve the academic performance. One parent, Lisa Morguess, expressed her opinion on her own web blog called, “Hometown Homework Chronicles.” She continues on about the amount of homework her kids and others that attend school in her area need to reduce the amount of homework that is
The word “homework” makes children angry or sad, simply because they know homework is meant to be done at home. While some students have several after school activities, the amount of homework they have to do is overbearing from them. The amount of homework isn’t only an issue in the US, but also in other countries too. Parents feel like their children are receiving too much, and it becomes a problem in the household, where it interferes with family time or other activities. Other parents feel like their child isn’t receiving enough and they are not being challenged. Kelly Wallace (CNN), constructs an article where she shows their views of both sides on this issue. She clarifies all of her findings from parents voicing …show more content…
Some parents started to create their own homework, just so their child can feel challenged. One parent implied that, “Making it less and less is contributing to us being less competitive worldwide.” (Wallace) While others think that their child’s homework is more busy work, than actually helping the child improve its performance. Overall, it all depends on the parent and the child’s homework.
The article “The Great Homework Debate: Too Much, Too Little, or Busy Work?” written by Kelly Wallace, presents all sides of the issue that is going on with the amount of homework the child receives, while adding in the parent’s opinions. All of the sides have some accurate points, with great explanations. Possibly, this could also help others become aware.
Several parents expressed that their children is getting an obsessive amount of homework, while others feel like their child is not getting enough. It all boils down to what do you child really need to help them improve the academic performance. One parent, Lisa Morguess, expressed her opinion on her own web blog called, “Hometown Homework Chronicles.” She continues on about the amount of homework her kids and others that attend school in her area need to reduce the amount of homework that is