Mostly everyone at one point in their lives has had to do some homework, and mostly everyone hates doing it. The debate is, are teachers in the United States giving students too much homework? Searches have shown that the amount of homework assigned does not affect academic performance. Also, people have found that students who have a lot of homework, tend to get overwhelmed and they won 't even attempt to do their work. Due to these two things and the pointlessness of doing homework, American students should receive less homework. One of the reasons why American students should receive less homework is that homework is pointless and a waste of time and energy. In the Boston Globe, Jason Vaznis reviews a survey taken in 2007: “In the fall of 2007, it surveyed 777 students at 25 high schools, revealing …show more content…
One more reason why American students should receive less homework is that students who have a lot of homework, tend to get overwhelmed and they won 't even attempt to complete their work. Anne Michaud of Newsday makes an argument by saying, “Cutting back on homework can make the difference in whether some students even attempt the assignment” (84). This quote shows that assigning less homework can be a major factor to if the students make an attempt to complete the homework. Students can get very overwhelmed when facing endless homework and some of these students might not even attempt to complete the homework because there is too much. Cutting back on homework will make students less overwhelmed and more motivated to complete the homework. In summary, American students should receive less homework. Homework is a waste of time and effort, doesn 't affect academic performance and makes students overwhelmed. Americans would be very satisfied with the results if teachers supplied less homework. Not only would the parents and the country be happy with this change but also would the students. This change would make America 's future even