According to U.S News, high school students with five different classes spend on average 17.5 hours on homework per week. Mountains of homework tend to put immense amounts of pressure on the students causing anxiety, depression, and a lack of sleep. Craig Canapari states that a teenager requires 8-9.5 hours of sleep; not to mention that most only get 6-7 hours of sleep due to staying up late finishing their assignments. Throughout history time spent on homework has nearly doubled. The quality of homework is changing due to teachers assigning long term projects students must complete on their own time. I believe teachers should limit the amount of homework given each night to 10-20 minutes per grade due to various health issues caused by homework,
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According to Adam Maltese who conducted a study asking students how much time they spend on homework and conducted statistical tests. The tests were done to discover if there was a relationship between how they did in their classes and on standardized tests. Maltese was the most concerned about grades and made it a point to look at the exact grade each student had in each class and compare how much homework the student did to their grades. This study showed that there was no relationship between the time spent on take home work and course grades. The study also showed that there was indeed a significant correlation between the amount spent on academic assignments and standardized test scores. Teachers have a tendency to pile on homework thinking that it will benefit them in their class, but that is not always the case. If these students were to be limited to the recommended measure of assignments the more likely they are succeed to in their classes and earn higher grades. Homework can hurt the students when they do not understand what is being taught. Many do a significant amount of take home work every night, but they never are able to understand it to their fullest potential if they cannot ask their teacher a question in class. When students are given the opportunity to ask questions on homework in class the more likely they are to understand their material and succeed. Limiting the amount of academic work all students the opportunity to flourish on standardized test and improve their overall grades in
According to Adam Maltese who conducted a study asking students how much time they spend on homework and conducted statistical tests. The tests were done to discover if there was a relationship between how they did in their classes and on standardized tests. Maltese was the most concerned about grades and made it a point to look at the exact grade each student had in each class and compare how much homework the student did to their grades. This study showed that there was no relationship between the time spent on take home work and course grades. The study also showed that there was indeed a significant correlation between the amount spent on academic assignments and standardized test scores. Teachers have a tendency to pile on homework thinking that it will benefit them in their class, but that is not always the case. If these students were to be limited to the recommended measure of assignments the more likely they are succeed to in their classes and earn higher grades. Homework can hurt the students when they do not understand what is being taught. Many do a significant amount of take home work every night, but they never are able to understand it to their fullest potential if they cannot ask their teacher a question in class. When students are given the opportunity to ask questions on homework in class the more likely they are to understand their material and succeed. Limiting the amount of academic work all students the opportunity to flourish on standardized test and improve their overall grades in