Is Too Much Homework Bad For Students?

Is too much Homework Bad for students?                                                                    Faadhil Ahamat

Alexa, S. ( 31 August 2012). Is homework bad for kids? ResearchPennState. Retrieved 1 April 2012, from

      http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/homework.html

 Description: Web  Article; A researcher from Penn State’s Education Policy Studies department          studies habits of students as well as reads books and understands that only 10 min of homework is enough per day. Too much homework can cause lack of motivation also the absence of family bonding.

Brook, V.B. ( 22 March 2012). Is homework good or bad for your kids? Brook Van Beek. Retrieved 31

     March 2012, from http://brookevanbeek.suite101.com/is-homework-good-or-bad-for-your-kids- a404892

Description: Web Article; Brook.V.B says that homework is repetitive and boring. Homework doesn’t help kids learn, in fact it doesn’t. More participation and tactile activities in class helps students to learn more quickly and easily without spending most of their time on homework.  

Claudia, W. (26 August 2006). The myth about homework. Time. Retrieved 31 March 2012, from

      http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376208,00.html

Description:  Web Article; Claudia talks about her daughter’s ridiculous homework length. She researches scores of students in different places around the world finding knowledge that students from other countries such as Japan & Denmark get better marks as well as get less homework. She discussed with Alfie.K saying that “homework ruins the attitude kids have towards school”.

Natalie, W. (30 March 2012). Too much homework is bad for kids. Life’s Little Mysteries.

        Retrieved 31 March 2012, from http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2292-homework-bad-kids.html

Description:  Web Articles; Australian researchers studied the performance of students and their test scores; they have concluded that piling on homework has resulted in lower test scores for students.

Kamala, N. (nd). Too much homework: bad for kids? Parenting. Retrieved 1 April 2012, from              

     http://www.parenting.com/article/too-much-homework-bad-for-kids

Description: Web Article; Kalish says that kids don’t have enough time to be kids anymore.  always lowers their enthusiasm also that kids don’t have time to do more important things like eat dinner because of an overload of homework.

    Smalls, F. Romall (9/4/2006).Getting it all done. Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p4-5, 2p. Retrieved 1 April 2012. Description: Article; This article shows ways that students can manage their time better so that they could have more free time. This article relates to my question because it shows tips that I could use for my readers( That are having problems involved in homework overload) to manage their time better even if consulting a teacher isn’t working.

    (January 29^th 1999). Too much homework! Time for Kids: News Scoop Edition, Vol. 4 Issue 15, p4, 2p, 3. Retrived 1 April 2012. Description: Article; This article shows a life of an American middle school student, her life at home and at school. She often gets an overload of homework, this makes her more gloomy and stressed and also she misses out on her childhood fun. This article relates to my question because it says all the cons of homework which is aiding my opinion.