Students receiving too much homework is also terrible because it is a distraction from what is more important, tests and quizzes, which make up a larger percentage of a student’s overall grade. If they give you a project that is due in two weeks, they don’t expect you to wait until the last night to do it. But speaking for all students, procrastination is not on the teachers. I’d have to say that without 10-15 homework problems a night depending on the subject, I wouldn’t be any good at taking tests because a lot of homework problems appear on tests.Īlso, I understand that procrastination is a thing. With the heavy load of homework many students receive at Algonquin, being physically and socially active gets severely limited.ĭespite all of this, I do understand that homework is important for the development of student’s minds. That’s what helps gets you into a good college along with good grades, but I argue that doing these extracurriculars and sports mean there is not enough time to do two hours of homework each night.Īlso, high school students are some of the most social people in the world and should be the most active physically.

At Algonquin, sports and extracurricular activities are offered and are extremely encouraged by teachers, guidance counselors, and parents. The question is, how much homework is too much?Īccording to the National Education Association, there is a “10 minute rule” where the amount of homework should increase by 10 minutes for each grade level, but of course, that is not always the reality.Īs a sophomore, I’d say I get at least two hours of homework each night and that is just too much.

My mind wanders as I want to watch television, hang out with friends, and exercise, but I also want to get good grades. Tick, tick, tick! The clock sounds as I’m stressing over five loads of worksheets due the next day.

Why dont i want to do my homework