August 16, 2012 ‘On Homework’ One of the most difficult challenges that teachers and parents face is getting teenagers to do their homework. A common complaint with high school students is the fact that they do not have enough time to do their homework. Since the year 2000, American students are holding down more jobs, taking on more household responsibilities, and participating in a greater amount of extracurricular activities than any other generation of American students. As more and more distractions are made available to the American teenager, it is imperative that today's students are aware of the importance of doing their homework. Homework is a necessary component of every successful student's education.
This is huge in contributing to students’ overall health and sleep intake. According to Greg Toppo, an educational writer says “What was once a bedrock principle of the school year is now under the microscope as research shows few benefits, and as families complain about evenings spent stressing over problem sets" (Toppo). Here is one source that clearly shows the negative effects of homework on students. However, Toppo is not the only educational writer that feels this way about homework. Another educational writer that writes about her thoughts about the negativity of homework is Nancy Kalish.
Homework; the Gateway to Succeeding. Homework is the key to success. It is something that must be done in life. Although many people complain about extra work, it is beneficial to them to do it. Homework is helpful because it trains students and adults in the subject one is studying or learning.
So giving them extra time to do their homework in school would increase the advantages of having their homework done. Another thing is that if students replace their PE class with a tutorial and you have to leave early for a game, then you would still be able to get your homework done in school if you PE class would come before you leave for games. Second is that student athletes can end up getting injured in PE class and not be able to play in sports for certain amount of time. The chance of a student athlete being injured in a PE activity that they are unfamiliar with is more likely than in their daily practices. So they are less likely to have an injury at practice since their sport becomes second nature.
Sadia Haleem SDV 100 “Note Taking and Test Anxiety” This video has great tips on note take and test anxiety. And it made me realize how important note taking can be and how useful it can be to every student. Note taking is the most important essential method to succeed in school, whether its middle school, high school or college. Note taking helps you learn the information better than before, improves your writing skills, helps you study later, helps you study later, helps you study while you write and helps you summarize. There are many different methods in note taking; shorthand, outlining, the Cornell System are some of them.
Studies have shown that homework for elementary – high school should not have homework but work on some special project or reading at home after school for only a satin amount of time depending on what grade the student is in like forty minutes to two hours a day after school. Studies also show that homework can be more harmful then help full to students as they grow up. Studies show that students going to school all morning and afternoon doing work then coming home to do even more work will make them very over worked and make them lazy and they would not wont
Everything that is done at home, by the parents, can be taken to school and used to promote learning for their child. Parents could help their children succeed in school by organizing study sessions, reviewing their child’s work, and keeping them physically active. Study sessions could have a positive impact on a child. Parents could organize study sessions which would require the child to study materials twice a week at the town library. These sessions at the library would provide them with a quiet environment to learn and get a better understanding of their work.
As the students read books and did their homework, they began to recognize the value of school. Furthermore, Mr. Clark implements an unusual orthodox, out of the box instructional teaching strategies to motivate students. He goes through ups and downs with the class but at the end his students were able to pass the test with honor and distinction. Edward_James_Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around.
How in the world are you supposed to study for all of these tests as well as get your homework done and have some spare time for other things. Well, I, being a high school student myself, have found effective techniques that can help me study and do well on my high school tests. I am here today to share that information with all of you. So listen up. Most of you probably wait until a few days before the test that you are about to take, but preparation for a test should begin the day that you start the unit that you are going to have the test on.
But the soda or coffee makes you crash later. Plus, when students get so stressed out trying to get good grades by doing homework, the stress can get them sick .And all of this could have been avoided m causing less stress if we only didn’t have the homework. And my last point is, homework takes up way too much time. My math assignments alone take at least an hour. And then I still have to work on any assignments I might have in English or science.