Jerrod

** __Homework Rant__ **

Out of all the pet peeves I have, homework is the one that annoys me the most. Homework has gotten on my nerves for a while now. What is the purpose of homework? We already do class work that has the same problems/questions as our homework; it interferes with after school activities, and gives us less social time outside of school.

Homework bothers me because in my opinion, it isn't necessary. It makes us more stressed than we are to do our class work. For example, I know some kids that have trouble doing homework because it is hard for them to do the same lesson over and over. Ethnographic research shows that extensive homework assignments have played a major role in school dropouts. Outside of school, you might not be able to hang out with friends because you have to finish up homework. How will someone ever get to be social with homework in the way of it?

Another example of why homework bothers me is because it sometimes makes me miss basketball practice. Missing basketball practice affects the team by me not being there. I don't get to work on new plays that we add, and sometimes i can't play full minutes in a game based on missing practice. Homework interferes on any person's physical skills that are often learned through sports.

I am not trying to say homework shouldn't be given at all. I am just stating my opinion on this topic. If teachers were to reduce the amount of homework given, then it would give us more social time outside of school, not interfere with after school activities, and they wouldn't be repeating the same lesson taught in class.