In the article written by a group of teens from Centennial, Colorado titled "Is Too Much Homework a Problem?" students recommend that teachers reevaluate the amount of homework they are assigning to their students because it could possibly be causing stress, lack of sleep, and overall decreasing their love for school.
One student asks a rhetorical question, "How would you like to go to school five days a week and then come home and do homework all night long?" I can completely relate and agree with this question. Obviously no one wants to work all day then go home to more work. Students are being required to sit in class to learn, and then go home to continue to do ample amounts of homework assigned by 5 or 6 different teachers.
Another student researched that "more and more kids are getting stressed because they are getting double or even triple the amounts of homework they need, which can result in staying up later." Sleep deprivation is a huge conflict, especially with high school students. They have to stay up so late finishing assignments, and begin to get frustrated because they're so exhausted, which causes so much stress.
One of the teens brought up the fact that "some kids have after school sports or activities then come home to loads of homework." I can really relate to this because, like me, most high school students play sports. Any athlete that plays sports knows that they're very time consuming. Also some students may have a job that they have to help provide for their family. After going to school, then going to practice, and then working, the last thing a student wants to think about is homework. This also adds a great amount of stress.
Many students, including me, can relate to the pressure, worry, and stress that one feels trying to manage a social life outside of school, and also manage to get all our homework completed. I strongly believe teachers need to decrease the amount of homework that they assign.
Too much homework is definitely a problem and should be reconsidered. It's causing stress and a lack of sleep from students all over the United States, which is ultimately ruining their passion for school and making getting an education less enjoyable.
