The Pros and Cons of Homework: Can We Do With Less?
There are merits as well as demerits of homework. Amongst the advantages, it reinforces learning that has taken place in class, instills the ability to manage time and encourages self-dependency in students. It can also help parents to get a glimpse of where their children stand academically. On the downside, too much homework can be a source of worry, take away valuable family time, and even limit the chances for physical activities or hobbies leading to stress.
On the other hand, cutting back on the homework dramatically might help students give due respect to homework and at the same time allow other activities to flourish. But then this may not be an all together a big no-no because this may hurt the nature of discipline on the part of students. Therefore the best way to go about this problem is through measures that are consistent with the principles of learning– that is assigning tasks that make sense in relation to learning but do not burden the students too much. This balance ensures that students draw a lot of effectiveness as well as benefit from the homework assigned to them.
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