![]() ![]() In addition, homework doesn’t motivate people, it just causes extra work and stress. When you consider inequities in students’ home lives, giving out the same homework to students becomes much more complicated. Students of color especially often have expectations from their families that they contribute to the household. Some students have jobs to financially help their parents. It can be difficult to make homework a priority when you have other responsibilities. Many students have family problems at home and some are babysitting their younger siblings when they don’t have time for homework. ![]() “Teens are stressed and overwhelmed.” They are more likely to have problems focusing on topics for extended periods of time. Muntaha Ibrahim, a student at South, thinks there’s too much going on in most students’ lives to stress about homework. Homework doesn’t necessarily always equate to higher achievement. So instead of benefiting students’ learning, it can actually be detrimental to it. By reducing homework, students have proven to get more sleep which leads to better physical and mental health. I believe that teachers should give out less homework because many kids have work or responsibilities outside of school and don’t deserve to be overworked. When students are overwhelmed by too much homework, they may become burnt out and lose motivation to learn. ![]() It can lead to increased stress and anxiety, as well as sleep deprivation and other health problems. First and foremost, excessive amounts of homework can be detrimental to students’ mental and physical health. ![]()
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