Students are challenged daily at school. Seven hours a day, five days a week, teenagers wake up, then go to school for a long time doing things they do not want to do. In addition to this, most students either play a sport, have a job, and some even do both. Schools encourage students to participate in as many extra curricular activities as possible. However, they fail to mention that the more things you participate in, the less focus you have on school. Another topic heavily discussed when this topic is mentioned is students’ mental health. Students already spend roughly ⅓ of the day doing what is asked at school. The school does not know the situation every student has at home, they just assume they can do assignments and projects at any time. The next reason students should not receive homework is sports. Students that play sports have either a practice or a game almost every day of the season, and have off season workouts throughout the year. When these student athletes have homework on nights they have games, it is nearly impossible to complete all the assignments they are assigned within their 4 different classes. For most student athletes, high school is the last time they will ever play that sport for a team in their life. Students are only in high school once. Projects can be done within the class period. The last reason is jobs. Similar to sports, lots of high schoolers get a job to pay for gas, insurance, and to have some spending money. Some students work until 11 on school nights, and they need that money for gas and insurance. However, some students are forced to quit their jobs to have time to do homework and projects. The majority of students agree that students should not have homework, because it interferes with their life outside of school.
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