7th Hour

The students of 7th hour had a discussion about some of the good and bad things that go along with homework.  It was felt that homework can be a stressful thing for students to deal with, even though they understand the reason for it.  Some of their discussion and thoughts are presented here.

Wyatt Mecham noted that “Homework is very hard on students, many kids go from class to class gathering up homework to do at the end of the day. They have way too much to do at the end of the day. This can cause a lot of stress on the students making them not sleep and not be able to focus during the day. Homework is a good concept but if too many teachers are giving it out then it can be very stressful on the student.”

Timothy Smith explained that “Homework is good and bad in some ways. It is good if there is a test or finals. Homework is also good is because you get smarter. ways it is bad is because you could get too much homework leaving you no time for a break or for sports games.”

“Homework is bad,” said Lucy Barnes, “because we already have 7 hours of school and that is exhausting.  Some kids have sports after school, so they can’t do their homework until after and then it causes the kid to have to get their homework done late.  That causes the kid to get less sleep, which leads to the kid to being exhausted the next morning. It’s just basic facts really because how do they expect us to be healthy if we don’t get the rest that we need because of homework? How are we supposed to hang out with our loved ones on the weekend? AAAAAA!!!! But anyway, that’s why I think homework is bad.”

While no one loves homework, there is a range of opinion about it.  Whether you love it or hate it, it’s certainly a fact of school life.

Contributors: Elaine Andrus, Lucy Barnes, June Berg, Lane Hagen, Aspyn Heer, Wyatt Mecham, Timothy Smith.