Everyday, Aeden McClellan comes home to his home in Sherwood, Oregon at 4:00 to 5:00 PM with 2 to 3 hours of Homework from school, and at least an hour of chores. With little time to do anything but work, Aeden is crushed under the weight.
The average 8th grader in the United States gets 10 to 20 hours of Homework a week. Added with chores and curfews this can be very stressful for children especially when they have had prior cases of anxiety. Luckily, some schools have been changing curriculums to better benefit the students, these normally have either no homework or very little, with the option to not have it placed by the teacher. These are great ways to teach core classes easier and with more time to focus on the individuals that have
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When looking at the direct effects of homework time on middle schoolers and high schoolers it seems to show mostly strong and important life skills that the child will need in order to succeed in life, like self-discipline, inquisitiveness and independent problem solving skills. But lurking under those nice habits and helpful skills is the true problem that seems to be of very little importance to this day and age. This problem is known as simply loss of free time and career succession, many people believe that homework is a great way to help the student find a path in life that they want to pursue. This is the opposite of the effects that homework can have on a child, and this quote from a student at Laurel Ridge Middle School shows this exactly, “The only reason I know what I want to do with my life is because I had a teacher tell me that I was pretty good at something and they told me I should look more into it and practice, not because of school and my work, but because of a great teacher.” The only reason so many people think that school is the most important thing in somebody's life is because the only way to get good grades and a well paying job that you love is by going to school and doing homework. This forces students to study constantly and not have enough