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No kid really likes doing homework.
Unfortunately, educational institutions nowadays seem to be piling on schoolwork.
Her heartfelt post resonated with many, and people began questioning why we need such a system at all.
However, the National Education Association has specified that first-grade students should do10 minutesof homework daily.
Those 10 minutes should be then multiplied by the students grade level.
Which means that a 6th grader should have an hour of schoolwork to do.
Based on Cassis post, schools are clearly not following this time limit.
The National Center for Education Statistics observed that high school students spend nearly6.8 hoursdoing homework every week.
Understandably, teachers and educational institutions might believe that more assignments can lead to better learning.
That goes to show that giving kids more schoolwork is not actually helping them beyond a certain point.
He uses his podcast,The Epic Classroom, to help educators create a more memorable and transformational classroom.
I believe that students should be given little, if any, homework.
Like adults, kids need free time away from school and academic work.
This is especially true for elementary students.
Trevor shared that Teachers should provide enough time in class for students to complete all their work.
If students do not use that time wisely, then the work can become homework.
However, I believe that 7.5 to 8 hours of school per day is enough.
Once theyve figured out the actual time spent on classwork, they can then approach the schoolteacher.
Parents should share their concerns about the schools homework policies without being overly confrontational toward theclass teacher.
Teachers can help create individualized plans or collaborate with the parents to help take pressure off their students.
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