Homework

Meena Rayavarapu

Teachers and students can sometimes have a rough relationship due to the assigning of "the dreaded homework". However, homework can actually be a teacher's best friend! Being students, they do not realize the benefits of getting and doing their assigned homework. As teacher's, we must remember that no matter how much complaining the students might do, assigning homework is one of the best learning strategies a teacher can give the student. There are various reasons as to why this is true. The most obvious reason is that it gives the student a chance to practice, other than at school. "Practice make perfect" seems to be a common phrase, most likely because it is true. For younger students, practice gives them the chance to better understand how to do the assigned homework, and also to learn how to excel in it. Practicing by homework also helps the student retain vital information for them to succeed in the class. Homework can also be a preparation system for future endeavors within the classroom. For example, if students were to go to a field trip based on plants, having some homework on the subject matter will help them be prepared to know what to learn when the field trip comes along. One of the most important reasons for homework is that it gets the students thinking. Thinking outside of the classroom will get them to think in a different way that will get them to apply it to specifically their own life. This will help them in the future, and in real-life. One other major reason for homework, especially for k-12th students, is that it gives the fundamental basics of what they will learn in college. College is important, because it gets people a job in the field they would like to be in. However, there is a reason students are required to do 12 years of school prior to it. College is hard and is where student’s will start to take the specific classes designed for their future career. So, those 12 years before college are what gives you the basic information to take those college classes. Here is a video that states this importance well:

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So, the next time you debate on whether assigning homework today is a good a bad idea, remember this; Not assigning homework will ultimately be worse for the student.