Should homework be banned

If they have to take too much time to do homework, it will lead to negative impact such as stress, poor health and less time for family and social activities.. In Vietnam, after eight ho

Topic: Should homework be banned?

Should homework be banned?

In theory, homework plays an important part in learning It provides students with necessary skills that they will need to apply to their jobs or life in the future However, here is another problem with homework in elementary school Primary Children rarely deal with the time management skills or strong emotions accompanied

by exercises, so responsibility belong to parents Homework for these students is unnecessary If they have to take too much time to do homework, it will lead to negative impact such as stress, poor health and less time for family and social activities

According to Jenna Flannigan, homework makes seventy percent of students are stressed It really is a worrying figure In Vietnam, after eight hours at school, students have to attend extra classes that their parents register, then they spend about two hour, even more on doing homework Having too much time for homework make students depressed to learn, and just doing simple exercises to finish and to get points In addition, not every student is a prodigy from birth Each child has an individual qualities and personality So there are students who good at learning language, while the others are quite quickly in calculation However, there are some parents who do not accept the true ability of the child, do not let the child attend their favorite subjects They expect children to study well in all subjects If parents do not accept their ability, place high expectations on the child, parents invisibly create pressure to their children Besides, studies have shown the link between the amount of homework and their marks Students who have more homework get lower marks than the others Harris Cooper indicated that there is no evidence to suggest that doing homework help improve academic capacity of elementary school students These things demonstrate that homework not only make students be under pressure but also do not help student develop their abilities

Another defective influence of homework on students is health damage Two to three hours of homework a night, with a result that students often go to bed late It will adverse unhelpful effects on the development and health of children They are always

in the fatigue mood, difficult to concentrate on learning According to a new study published by researchers from the Medical University of Ohio, USA, children who get sleep after 9 pm are at risk of obesity in puberty Moreover, they also often suffer for eyes diseases such as myopia When you walk into a classroom with 30 students, the two thirds of which have to wear thick glasses is very ordinary Beside nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism are also common diseases of the eye

In recent years, when they begin in grade six, there are many students who are short

and thin like students in grade three or four It is a very painful fact for primary students Teachers and parents must work together to provide solutions to help children have leisure time after school

In addition to stress and poor health, an unexpected impact that homework brings is students have no time for their families and social activities According to Valerie Strauss, more time playing than studying will advance to superior education for children is unscientific But more time studying does not mean better results, it only makes students more exhausted Students spend most of their time at school, and two

to three hours for homework makes them have no time for other activities After a hard day of learning What children need are fun and warmth when they have dinner with their families On the other hand, they have to eat in a hurry to keep up with hours of homework It weakens links and sharing between parents and children Furthermore, children also do not have time to participate in social activities In childhood, play is essential for children's development By playing with the other, children can increase their language skills and social skills Scott Barry Kaufman Ph.D presents that thanks to join in pretend playing early, children have the opportunity to enhance the flexibility of perception and creativity Pretend play also help children control their behavior Additionally, children getting homework have no free time to participate in sports which make them stronger and healthier In short, spending time on homework take away students’s chance to practice skills and social relationship

To conclude, homework is unreasonable and unnecessary for elementary school students It make them be under pressure More serious is that it leads to the risk of harm to health Last but not least, children lose the ability to develop skills and create social relationships Though it still has difficulty banning homework in primary school, government and schools should find out the best solution to help students get

a balance between learning and playing time

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References

Harris Cooper, (2016, Mar 30) Homework destroys brain elementary school children, should be "banned" to secondary school! Bao moi Retrieved from

http://www.baomoi.com/bai-tap-ve-nha-pha-huy-bo-nao-tre-tieu-hoc-nen-cam-toi-cap-2/c/19007483.epi?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=feedfb&utm_camp aign=facebook

Jenna Flannigan, (2016, Aug 11) Is too much homework bad for kids' health? Healthline News Retrieved from

http://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-more-homework-means-more-st ress-031114#1

Medical University of Ohio, (2016, Jul 19) Harm when kids stay up late Yeu tre tho Retrieved from

http://www.yeutretho.vn/nhung-tac-hai-khung-khiep-khi-de-tre-thuc-khuya-2279 35.html

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201203/the-need-preten d-play-in-child-development

Valerie Strauss, (2015, Aug 21) Why young kids need less class time — and more play time — at school The Washington post Retrieved from

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/08/21/why-young-kids-need-less-class-time-and-more-play-time-at-school/

Scott Barry Kaufman Ph.D, (2012, Mar 06) The need for pretend play in child development Psychology today Retrieved from

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201203/the-need-preten d-play-in-child-development