Kids Have Too Much Homework?
Corie Brandalise
Gateway Technical College
Kids Have Too Much Homework?
When looking at the history or culture of homework we need to look into a few beliefs that were started years ago about homework. First homework was thought as extending the role of school beyond the classroom, it was the belief of teachers that they could control their students in and out of the classroom by sending homework home. The second belief was thought that intellectual development was more important than social, emotional, or physical development, teachers did not trust the parents ' to use their children’s free time wisely, and homework would maintain structure. Belief number three dealt with responsibility, homework promoted responsibility and obedience, this of course back fires when children refuse and argue about how much homework they have or the fact that they have to do homework over playing outside. Number four deals with people thinking that the more homework the better the school, it is important to remember that more homework may not …show more content…
It can reduce social interaction, kids that have a lot of homework do not have time to interact with other kids. These social settings help children learn instincts, conflict control, and other social skills. They need this socialization, or it could cause social development problems in their future. Too much homework can also affect active learning, which can cause issues with problem solving skills. Children need opportunities and time for self-motivation play, which can build intuition, imagination, and problem solving skills. If a child is buried in homework, there is no time for them to explore their own interests. Another problem with homework is that is can disturb the balance of life, not allowing enough downtime, children need to relax and sleep; this helps their thinking process (New Kids Center,
Corie Brandalise
Gateway Technical College
Kids Have Too Much Homework?
When looking at the history or culture of homework we need to look into a few beliefs that were started years ago about homework. First homework was thought as extending the role of school beyond the classroom, it was the belief of teachers that they could control their students in and out of the classroom by sending homework home. The second belief was thought that intellectual development was more important than social, emotional, or physical development, teachers did not trust the parents ' to use their children’s free time wisely, and homework would maintain structure. Belief number three dealt with responsibility, homework promoted responsibility and obedience, this of course back fires when children refuse and argue about how much homework they have or the fact that they have to do homework over playing outside. Number four deals with people thinking that the more homework the better the school, it is important to remember that more homework may not …show more content…
It can reduce social interaction, kids that have a lot of homework do not have time to interact with other kids. These social settings help children learn instincts, conflict control, and other social skills. They need this socialization, or it could cause social development problems in their future. Too much homework can also affect active learning, which can cause issues with problem solving skills. Children need opportunities and time for self-motivation play, which can build intuition, imagination, and problem solving skills. If a child is buried in homework, there is no time for them to explore their own interests. Another problem with homework is that is can disturb the balance of life, not allowing enough downtime, children need to relax and sleep; this helps their thinking process (New Kids Center,