Robert’s Thoughts

In my opinion homework is bad. There are three reasons why homework is bad. In the next four paragraphs I will tell you why homework is bad. So read on to the next paragraph.

Homework is bad because homework makes for heavier backpacks. This leads to hunchbacks and to messy back packs. Then because of the messy backpacks we get a crumpled paper. We go to class and the teacher wont except the crumpled paper and we have to do it again. That is one reason homework is bad.

We go to school and work all day then we go home and we work some more! We work on long tedious assignments. We are bored to death. We email it to the teacher and he says he never got it! This is another reason not to give home work.

     Some times we have little to no free time because of home work. Some problems take a long time. We have to walk to school. We have to carry a heavy backpack. We have to get an early start.

     These are the three main reasons that home work is bad. If you want to help all children you should assign less home work. Then kids would have more fun. And you would stop messy back packs. These are the reasons not to assign home work.

 

Thoughts on Homework

By Ryan

My opinion would be that they should leave us 10 minutes of homework. I think that our homework should at least be 15 problems. I think it should be 15 problems because we also have homework in the other class.

Our teachers have a lot of stuff to do. Even though they work hard they shouldn't give us that much homework .since they have a lot to do I think there should be a teacher's aide. They would correct kid's homework so the teacher doesn't be that angry all the time. That's why teachers need someone to help them.

The next thing is the parents. The parents are getting involved in the homework. They have been having a campaign that the teacher shouldn't give their kids that much homework. I think the parents should keep working on the campaign but they shouldn't make the teachers that mad. If the teachers get really mad they will probably give the kids more homework. That's why the parents are good.

Sometimes the teachers give us homework that we don't need. I understand about ELA because it supposed to let us learn to spell words. But in math they give us homework that we've already done. I understand about review but I don't like doing it over and over again.

That is why they should give us homework that only takes us at least 15 minutes. Like I was saying the parents want us to have less homework I think everyone is good with 15 problems. I think that they really need more than more than one teacher in the classroom. I hope that this essay will let the teachers know how much homework we need.

Noah’s Thoughts on Homework

I've heard about the parent's campaign for less homework and I will tell you my verdict. Even though when you read this letter to the editor you might think I'm just lazy and don't want to do it, but you're wrong. The kids should have a say too even though it may be controversial.

    Some classes do understand about the homework issue like Mr. Heist. He only gives us some spelling words and all we have to do is write our words five times each on Monday, write one good sentence using each word on Tuesdays, Write a story with at least five spelling words on Wednesday, and put the words in ABC (Alphabetical) order on Thursday with nothing on Friday. But then again there are the teachers who don't understand like Mrs. B. Mrs. B. gives out at least twenty problems a day and we have to right the problem, and even if there is an easy problem as in ½ + ½ we have to show how we did it and to be smart I would usually just say I did it with my BRAIN, DUH! But I don't because I'll get in trouble so that's what's crazy about homework.

My position, I don't think, is different from any kid. I think it is important for homework but we don't need that much it is outrageous how much homework we are given. I say we should still have it, but not that much. Come on teachers who give out too much homework, I'm not going to mention any names (MRS.B!) Sorry for that little outburst, but I can't stand homework. Anyways the only thing is that it takes up our life at home and I almost get in an argument every night with my mom about how to do my math homework and then my mom's boyfriend will get mad and leave. Finally I think I speak for everyone when I say way too much homework.

I think my final position is that there is still homework but way less. There should be less because it ruins our lives at home. I think I now have stated my position. Hopefully this might budge the campaign to no homework. So please teachers read this.

I've heard about the parent's campaign for less homework and I have told you my verdict. Even though when you read this letter to the editor you might think I'm just lazy and don't want to do it, but your wrong. The kids should have a say too even though it may be controversial.

Homework Summary

By Douglas

To newspaper editor from Douglas,

My position in this situation is hard because I don't like home work but kids need is so they can get what they are doing in school.

    Usually home work is about one page or so. In math we get some ware around twenty problems which takes about one hour or so. Social studies is what we don't finish in class and that is like five questions. In study skills we have around one page of writing. And last English language arts the entire week is fore easements.

Monday
- Write each word five times.
Tuesday - Write a good sentence for each word.  The sentence should show that you understand the meaning of the word.
Wednesday - Write a good story that uses at least five of the spelling words.  The story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end.  It should make sense.  Please remember to underline the spelling words.
Thursday - Put the spelling words in alphabetical order.  Also, study for Friday's spelling test. The home work is not bad but it takes a wile. Over all home work is boring and long, but it helps us in school.

Homework

By Darik

Hello people of the news my position in this campaign I am going against homework with the parents. I want no homework because it is a waste of time. Kids should be outside playing with their friends not doing homework for hours.

    Sometimes I go home and start my homework I don't get done until at least 4:00. If we had no homework we could leave are parents alone. Don't we learn enough at school to not have to do homework?

I mean what is the deal? Do teachers want us not to be active! We should be able to play with are friends on such beautiful days. I am so sick and tired of homework I will not turn it in.

     When the math teacher gives us homework she says it should only take us twenty minutes but it takes me like thirty. Mr. Hubbard only gives us homework if we do not finish doing whatever we are doing in class.

    Now Mr. Heist he is our E.L.A. teacher. He is the funniest teacher I think. He also gives us the least homework everyday. His homework is the easiest.

By Brad

My opinion is that we students should not have more than 5-10 minutes of homework, or no homework. Why you may be asking yourself? Why don't these great students want homework? Well there are many incredible reasons why I think this way.

I think this way because some kid's writing is not that great or they just can't write at all. For example if a kid already has bad hand writing and is going to other towns an hour or so each way. And all because of these kids are failing in almost all subjects such as: Math, English langue arts, and maybe Social Studies.

The other reason is some kids just don't need it. For example, some kids are really good in school and just don't need the extra help. I think this way because it is basically just like taking a 2^nd period of math or langue arts. But on the other hand kids who are failing or not listening should get homework, not the other students.

Last, but not least kids never get to be kids. For example, kids really like to run around play sports and travel. But as always the work gets in the way of everything a kid desires of doing something just like this. "Hey Tom do you want to come and play baseball with us," "No I just got to do the math homework that Mrs. Arthur assigned me."

Homework is just a waste of time. What are the real reasons of homework? Those are my three incredible reasons of why kids or students shouldn't have homework.

 

Lunchtime at School

If I could eat anywhere on campus it would be in the computer lab near the office so that we could eat while playing games on the computer. The cool thing about that is we can play on the computer or look on Google for pictures.

The time would be 12:00 and we would have thirty minutes to eat. The computer lab should be bigger because we have over 40 students eating with us at lunch. The coolest thing is that we can eat while surfing the web.

The computer lab should have more computers and tables so that we could eat on a table or on our lap. The best thing about the eating without a table is that we don't even have to go on the web yet until were done eating so that we can play till the bell rings.

Homework Dilemma

By Abby

This question seems to be a very common problem at this school. Parents complain about too much homework and then the teachers argue back, it's getting kind of old now. It all seems to have caused a lot of trouble this year.

My opinion of this problem is that I do agree that once and a while one or two of the teachers gives us a lot of homework. At points though they don't give us a lot of homework and that is nice. It's hard for us to know whether or not they are giving us the right amount of homework because we're just kids. For some kids it's harder to get it done, just because maybe they don't get it. For me personally it usually isn't a problem to get my homework finished.

Some of the kids at our school probably like a lot of homework. While other kids absolutely hate it. Everyone here has their own opinion though which is good and bad. It's good because the teachers say that all the homework is necessary, while the parents and most of the kids think that it is not. We, the kids, have to do what the teachers say in order to get a good grade, so pretty much whether you like it or not we're going to have to do it.

Once you think about it you realize that teachers are there to give us a lot of homework, and parents are there to complain about it. I believe that this is the first year so many parents were complaining just from one class. It is all an ongoing thing though in this world. I'm sure that at many other schools every year they have problems with homework and parents complaining. This is very hard on the teachers too, so we have still have to think about them when the parents come in and yell at them.

In conclusion my final opinion is that teachers do give us a lot of homework once and a good while, but they often give us too much homework. Giving us so much homework will make us not want to do it, and then when we try and it's so much and we might not get it, we just stop. Then it's so much to catch up on and it's hard. So I think that they should just not give us so much homework or no homework at all.