10 Reasons Homework Should Be Mandatory

10 Reasons Homework Should Be Mandatory
10 Reasons Homework Should Be Mandatory

10 Reasons Homework Should Be Mandatory

 

It seems we’ve entered a period in which the homework debate is swinging to one side once again. Calls for homework to be banned far outweigh those extolling its merits, something undoubtedly shaped by the negative personal experiences that many writers and commentators had with it at school.

 

The well-rehearsed arguments these people use tend to focus on the same issues: homework carries no academic benefits, instills in kids an inherent dislike of education, takes time away from personal extracurricular development, and benefits the privileged few who can afford extra tuition. All

of these, however, are demonstrably untrue. Having to complete homework during your school years deepens your understanding of a subject. It places the responsibility for learning on you, as the individual. And it teaches fundamental organizational skills that can be refined and carried throughout life.

 

Perhaps the most helpful addition to the homework debate would be to suggest that it shouldn’t be black and white. Making homework mandatory would indeed be beneficial, but only if homework is reformed, targeted and modernized. Likewise, we should put effort towards identifying those who would benefit from having to do homework. Indeed, those who demand an outright ban often fail to differentiate between age groups. But while the benefits of assigning elementary school kids homework may be debatable, for high school students preparing for college, they are not.

 

Homework is an invaluable preparatory tool; one that teaches discipline, organization and, if assigned correctly, one that can make kids fall in love for a subject through increased and detailed exposure to it. Here are 10 of the most important reasons why its prescription in schools should be mandatory.

10Homework improves grades

Want better grades? Do your homework!

9Homework exists in other countries, just not in the same form

You really think Asians aren’t studying? C’mon!

8Students can go into greater depth with a topic

Homework helps with depth of knowledge.

7Homework is useful for teachers

Homework gives your teacher another fun thing to yell at you about.

6Homework involves parents with a child’s development

Parent-child bonding. Thanks homework.

5Homework can be fun

Weee!! Homework!

4Homework teaches personal responsibility

Learning personal responsibility is an essential component of becoming financially independent. You don’t want to be homeless, right? Do your frickin’ homework!

3Homework equips students for college

Want to graduate from college. Do your homework!

2Homework equips people for lifelong learning

Technology will continue to evolve. Don’t be left behind. Learn how to teach yourself. Homework helps.

1Homework is here to stay.

Homework aint going nowhere, Sweetie. Get used to it and win!