Could too much homework become harmful to your child’s health?
As CBS 2′s Tracee Carrasco reported Friday, academic stress is hitting children much earlier in life.
Several Bergen County teens told Carrasco they’re feeling overwhelmed and anxiety ridden due to hours of homework, high demands to get good grades, and ultimately get into college.
This kind of school stress is felt now, more than ever, and earlier among students.
Fourteen-year-old freshman Natalie said she’s already feeling the heavy burden.
“When you get a ton of homework assignments and if you feel that you don’t do all of them perfectly, and you’re not going to get into college your freshman year, it causes you to panic,” she said. The stress is taking a toll on students, not only emotionally, but physically too.
But homework is actually necessary. People complain about how we should be learning life skills in school, well being able to learn something and then do it independently is a life skill...
OMG, I'm showing this to Mrs. Michael, my English teacher that thinks it's okay to make us read 30 pages of a book in 2 days, write A 15 Page script in 3 days, & 2 essays in a week.
OMG, I'm showing this to Mrs. Michael, my English teacher that thinks it's okay to make us read 30 pages of a book in 2 days, write A 15 Page script in 3 days, & 2 essays in a week.
YES. My teachers have no idea how much they have stressed me out lately. It's good to reiterate the ideas taught in the classroom, but kids need to be kids and shouldn't let homework consume their lives. Unfortunately, due to the large amount of work teachers are giving out, kids don't have that opportunity. They're restricted and they have to do their homework. The large amounts and difficulty add to the stress. Hopefully this will make teachers think more when they're assigning homework.
But homework is actually necessary. People complain about how we should be learning life skills in school, well being able to learn something and then do it independently is a life skill...
This tbh
Homework and essays actually need to play a bigger part in the academic lives of students whereas tests and other timed examinations need to have their significance reduced
Obviously. Homework in some classes is necessary, especially math, but the amount of mental disorders high schoolers have nowadays is sickening. And the mental health of children is usually a direct result of stress from school.
I'm graduating this year tho so it doesn't apply to me.
like how procrastinating is fantastic too!
