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| Studies show that homework is beneificial for students who are in 7th grade and up. |
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| Test results show that homework seems to have no effect on elementary school children's grades. |
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| Homework helps students learn about self responsibility no matter how small the assignment is. |
| Too much homework gets in the way of other important activities relating to religion and sports which causes tension between homework and the events. |
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| Listed above are 2 very important pros of homework. Students grade 7 and up benefit from homework. In one test, 43 out of 50 results have shown that students who do their homework have benefitied from it. Also, students will increase their ability to work independently and learn better time management skills. Certain projects will be fun for students and will increase their attitude towards school. Study habits for older kids will also likely improve due to homework so the student will do better on tests. However, the pros don't exactly outweigh the cons. |
| Most children have complained about doing too much homework, and they aren't necessarily wrong. Research shows that a lot of underachievers in school have caught up later in life and are doing about the same as overachievers. Many parents have complained about it because it takes a lot of time. This intrudes on other after-school activities such as sports or babysitting. A lot of kids spend most of their after-school time doing their homework. Experts have argued over the issue of homework for the past decade. So the case of homework still hasn't been decided. |
| According to an article by the US Department of Education, homework brings school and family closer together |
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| Sometimes homework takes up the parents' time too so that the parents don't have time to do their own work. |
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| www.cnn.com 10/16/02 |
| www.facts.com 10/16/02 |
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