It has nothing to do with being free, WTF...

and I'm not saying that people are stressing out over the costs

I'm saying that students are given this opportunity to learn and explore various subjects for free and they still bitch and complain like you and others in this thread are doing. There are people who wished they had such a school system to take advantage of for free

You think teachers enjoy giving homework? The delusion

Teachers HATE homework. So much damn paper to read/correct. They give it because it is necessary in some subjects because there is simply not enough class time to teach all the material.

ddd; if you think being in your early 20s and talking about how this can affect the future is being an "old ass person complaining about younger generations" then DRAG

#BanHomework2014

I never do **** in my AP English class. Like literally nothing. I don't think we've had a homework assignment this semester yet tbh

Saying "Plan bettah" as if planning your homework isn't part of the stress.

What kind of ********.



You have 0 clue the staggering amount of material some subjects are required to teach. Sure they could RACE through the content in a class period, but 90% of the class would be left behind to rot.

You always:
a) Teach the material
b) Practice WITH the students
c) Solo work
d) Reteach
e) Assess

There is not time to do this with every concept in every class unless you want 12 hour school days. A couple steps always end up being pushed into homework.

Do you expect an English teacher to waste 3 weeks of classtime for you to read the novel before discussing it when you can just as easily do it at home?

This. Homework can help boost your grade. I really like doing homework.

Ya'll babies need to SIT.

There are MILLIONS of people your age around the world who would kill for the opportunity to educate themselves. If you can't handle the little amount of work High School is, you won't be able to handle an independent life where you have to work, where you're essentially graded on WHAT YOU PRODUCE rather than coasting through life.

Stop bitching and start hitting the books. Homework is a tool to ensure that students actually spend time outside of class to review what they learn in school and gauge if they actually understand the topic or not. School is useful when the student actively participates in their learning. WIthout hw, I highly doubt the majority of students would even open their textbooks outside of class.

I am seriously judging all ya'll.

Exactly.

I'm in college and High School was WAY more punishing than this. I have so much free time now and a way better GPA than I ever could in High School. High School was homework heavy and it's just ridiculous. Just because the teacher isn't doing their job during the day, doesn't mean we should suffer at home as though we don't have 4 other classes.

Another big issue is bringing textbooks to class daily but we'll get into that another time.

America's public school system is generally the pits. That's why most major countries are surpassing them.

Living a life is bad for your health. Working 40+ hours a week is bad for your health. Being stressed out if bad for your health. These are all things you face when you're grown and don't have people to help you out. Sacrifices to your health are a necessity if you want to go through life. HW might be hard or time consuming, but it'll prepare you for life in general.

Unless you come from money or randomly strike it rich (you have to be extremely lucky), life will be difficult and bad for your health. I honestly wish I was in High School doing HW because that **** is less strain on my health than working.

Oh please. First of all.... it is not proven. The study suggested that doing 3-4 hours of homework per night may make you sick. Maybe you should read the article before referring to its claims?

1. Very few schools actually give that much homework. I would be SHOCKED if any of my students do more than an hour a night. They only have 4 classes a day and many classes do not give homework (I never do), and others only give homework occasionally. I have never heard of a gym class that had homework.

2. They could cut back by teaching you less. In which case many would fail out of the college entrance exams anyways.

3. Certain classes MUST require homework because practice is a major component of the subject. Art, Choir, Band, Math, etc all come to mind. There is no way you can reform yourself out of the need for practice.