CHS students and staff agree on downsides to Homework

As school starts back up students are talking about the homework they were assigned and how that affects their personal life.

Students argue that teachers should take into accountability that they have multiple classes and after school activities they must attend to as well. A student spends about 7 hours a week on homework. Teachers argue that the homework they give is beneficial for the students’ well-being and ultimately enables them to pass.

According to Annsley Herrington, a sophomore at Carter High School, homework is a major stress factor for many reasons, children have personal lives, extracurricular activities, and jobs. She argues so many things happen there is simply no argument as to why students need to work on school work after school. She counters this by explaining that even though it may be beneficial in the long run there’s too much stress put on children for it to be worth it. Annsley spends around 1.5 to 2 hours of homework most week nights and feels this is just too long for someone to spend.

“Kids go through enough academic stress as is” she states. She also believes that the distribution of homework is not fair throughout the grades in high school. She explains how sophomores and juniors are given much more than a freshman or senior would receive.

Homework has its benefits but it could also be a stress factor depending on how someone manages their time, she adds. 

Mr. Berkeley, the musical theatre teacher at Carter High school, says homework shouldn’t be assigned. He explains how students don’t see that it can be a stress factor as well because they have to grade all the homework. He does believe it’s beneficial for the students who actually care but for the ones who don’t, it isn’t as beneficial.. 

There are so many different perspectives on homework and whether it’s beneficial or not. Homework can be useful for some students but can also become stressful when the amount interferes with students’ lives outside of school.