Have you ever asked yourself, after an exhausting three hour homework session, is it really worth it? Did you really just learn anything? How much is too much or too little? Almost all teachers and administrators can agree that homework is a vital part of school today. Most teachers assigns it daily, and with the new ICU policy, it must be done immediately. I went around and surveyed JICHS students and teachers about their homework habits and value. The results were surprisingly different than I'd expected. 75% of students claimed that they fake their homework to just get it done rather than actually completing it. An anonymous sophomore adds, "It's not like the teachers actually read it. They just assign it because they want a completion grade and make the cut." About half stated that they had over an hour and a half of homework a night and it was too much to handle, so they simply faked it, as if it didn't make a difference. The results for the value of homework, if it actually taught them something, teetered more to the negative side. The majority of students nowadays think homework is a joke.
The teachers, on the other hand, had a completely different view on the seemingly dreaded extra work. Mr. Grathwohl, a chemistry teacher overseas, asserted his belief that "homework is a valuable tool used to practice the subjects studied that day, and if students blew it off, it was their problem." All of the teachers seemed to undoubtedly agree that homework develops and constructs the knowledge that they learned that day, proving extremely vital to the success of a class. If a student rebels and decides not to complete the extra practice, then their own success is running on thin ice. It is ultimately the students own decision whether to complete the homework or not, and if it helps them. Mr. Grathwohl also provides that homework "disciplines" the student in preparation for college, which is another reason homework contains actual value. It is apparent that students and teachers have opposite views on the subject, for the obvious reasons.
The teachers, on the other hand, had a completely different view on the seemingly dreaded extra work. Mr. Grathwohl, a chemistry teacher overseas, asserted his belief that "homework is a valuable tool used to practice the subjects studied that day, and if students blew it off, it was their problem." All of the teachers seemed to undoubtedly agree that homework develops and constructs the knowledge that they learned that day, proving extremely vital to the success of a class. If a student rebels and decides not to complete the extra practice, then their own success is running on thin ice. It is ultimately the students own decision whether to complete the homework or not, and if it helps them. Mr. Grathwohl also provides that homework "disciplines" the student in preparation for college, which is another reason homework contains actual value. It is apparent that students and teachers have opposite views on the subject, for the obvious reasons.