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Analysis Of Is Homework Worth It By Bobbie Hayse

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Does Homework Help Us? In the article titled “Is Homework Worth It”, published in newspapers, Bobbie Hayse claims homework helps students to perform adequately in classrooms. This article covers the guidelines for homework in classrooms along with how homework can be effective and ineffective. It is apparent that homework is used in many schools and is very common. According to the article, homework is often necessary to fully practice the skills taught independently. The article also states that it is important to practice new learning in a formative environment before using those skills on a summative assessment. I agree with most of this article except for the part where it does not have much evidence to support what …show more content…

Hayse used a lot of information that supported how homework benefits students. One statement that stood out to me was when Hayse was comparing students with athletic practice. He states that a football player would not be very effective if he did not attend practices, learn the fundamentals, learn plays, and practice those fundamental movements and plays repeatedly before trying them in a game. Although I agree with this statement, there are no statistics to back it …show more content…

Seniors have a lot going on such as researching colleges and filling out scholarships and two hours of homework can prevent them from doing so. I understand that the standards also depend on the classes that are being taken and reading is a big focus, but no matter what classes, I feel that some of the standards can be too much for the students. I agree with the study done on the homework showed that these standards are causing students to not participate in extracurricular activities or see family as much as they used to. I feel that they have learned how it is affecting students and their emotional health which is why there has been a decrease in homework in recent

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