Should homework for kids be banned?

I don't see why homework should be banned..I remember the fun I had doin my homework.it gave me time to do my studying bit beacuse of which I used to atleast open my book..it gives a discipline a student needs esp in your school life..

i think homework is importan to bring a student to study at home, if no homework, student like playing everything, since 2006, my feel think homework can make me smart and make me like to study, reading and make me happines with my life...

I feel homework is a must in the best interest of children education. With the advent of TV and computer with internet, children hardly study at home and there should be some responsibility with some target. One of the targets is homework which forces them to stuff things into their heads and some time is spent for this.

I think some teachers assign far too much homework and seem to think they are the only teacher our kids have... but I think banning homework... or even government requlation of it is rediculous. With my kids, I noticed that with lessons other than reading or writing assignments, they've learned everything they are going to in the first 15 or 20 minutes... the rest is just "busy work".

I don't think there's any reason to ban homework. In theory, it gives kids a chance to practice skills outside of the classroom, so they learn to adapt them to everyday life, and to work independently of the school. But I think most homework is given more as busy work than for any real purpose. Also, with all of the stuff that teachers have to spend time on during class that is not related to education (administrative tasks, breakfasts, discipline, etc) there's just not enough time to do the actual teaching, so they send it home.

No,I don't think homework should be banned for the children .Teachers should send some homework to the children,but shouldn't give so much.

Homework should not be banned. It is a good way to keep children occupied at home and to make them study their lessons. It can help them to think something creatively.So homework need not be banned.

I think, it's basically a good thing to get the kids to do homework. Because it would help reminding them about what had been learnt in the class. But I think kids below 8 shouldn't have homework at all. They should have time to play and enjoy their childhood. Research actually shows that playing will help the brain development as well. Besides, the homework shouldn't be too heavy so that the kids could have chance to learn things other than homework.

I think homework is a must for students. The homework given ought to be meaningful and properly graded according to their levels. They ought to be interesting and attractive to them. Suitable amounts of work should be given. Try as far as possible to avoid excessive work for them. Otherwise they would take them as

I sure do not think homework should be banned for one simple reasson and that is the fact that it is getting more and more important in todays society to get some qualification if you want to make it later on in life. I wasn't much for doing the homework when i was a kid bit things was different back then. We could go directly from school and go out find job within the same day. I doesnt work like that anymore. I hear My daughter Mette moan on a daily basis over the ammount of homework she gets. But we will sit down together and have a look at it and as soon as she gets started she actually enjoy it and the time we spend together doing it.

I dont think it should be banned but maybe there shouldnt be so much I have seen alot of kids come home and start homework right away and still doing it at 8pm. I think that homework can be good for kids but too much is just plain overload.

I say it should not. It allows me to know whether or not she understands what has been taught in school. It also allows me to see how well she is progressing and find out how best I can help her in progressing. My child is 9 so you will find that her homework is much less than a child in High school.

If we ban homeworks, its like encouraging children not to think. Let's face it, teachers can't really dedicate all their attention to only one student. Homeworks help the children understand subject topics better.

Class room works should be banned, not home work. But I guess that's not possible in a society where there are not so many stay home parents. I think kids loose big when they learn their social skills and morals from other kids. They also loose in an environment where the adults are not allowed to correct their behavior.

The school my son goes to, doesn’t not give too much homework. In fact except for maths, there is seldom any written work to be done at home. Revision is expected and is good too, coz in the humdrum of the classroom, not all children can retain everything taught. But in the serene confines of home with a parent as a personal guide, children comprehend more. So little homework is good for overall development.

I only have 45 minutes a day with each group of students I teach. That is not enough time to cover everything that needs to be covered in the course of a year. I don't assign a lot of homework (I teach English) because I like most things to be done in class where I can supervise. However, when you are teaching something that repetition plays a hand in (spelling words, vocabulary words, etc), it is easier to assign homework in those areas, that way, the student can practice at home. If I spent as much time in my class as I needed to drilling vocabulary or spelling words, then we would never get to other benchmarks that have to be met. This comes up most often in math. In 45 minutes, you have time to teach the material, have the students get a bit of practice in class, and answer any questions that come up once the students begin working on their own. Then class is over. Math skills need to be practiced over and over for them to stick. There is simply not enough time in each class period to do those repetition drills, therefore, extra practice at home by the student is needed to allow the teacher more time to teach new concepts the next day.

I truly would like to know why some people think that homework should be banned. For the life of me I can't think of a good reason why it should be. I do believe that there should be a limit on how much homework the teachers give the students. There are times when a children is given so much homework that they don't have time for anything else.

Homework is helpful for students. They will be more responsible when they get to the real world and probably ready for any challenges there is to face if they come to attend to the homework to be done.

Yes, I think homework should be banned. Kids spend enough time in school as it is. When kids have more work to do when they get home, it's when they begin to get over-whelmed and just want to give up. The time in the classroom should be used more wisely to let kids get work done. Those who need to get a job while still in high school have a hard time because of the out-side pressures from school. this is speaking from past experience.

From my standpoint,as to students,we should be obliged to do homework.Or else some students will pour themselves into playing after school,forgetting to the importance of studying.Homework can build up our understanding and consolidate our foundation.