By Sophie CiurlionisBy Sophie Ciurlionis

Homework are tasks that a Homework are tasks that a teacher sets up for students to do teacher sets up for students to do

at home. There are a variety of at home. There are a variety of tasks e.g. Reading, Maths and tasks e.g. Reading, Maths and Assignments. Here are three Assignments. Here are three

reasons why homework should reasons why homework should NOT be compulsory in Primary NOT be compulsory in Primary

Schools.Schools.

Firstly, homework tears students social lives Firstly, homework tears students social lives apart and stops them from getting fit. Instead apart and stops them from getting fit. Instead

of doing boring, old homework, students of doing boring, old homework, students could be doing more physical things like could be doing more physical things like

hockey or cricket. If a student does hockey or cricket. If a student does homework, he or she will most likely be on homework, he or she will most likely be on

the couch or at a desk and this doesn’t help the couch or at a desk and this doesn’t help their fitness levels. By doing sport, students their fitness levels. By doing sport, students

will be getting fit, but when they’re doing will be getting fit, but when they’re doing homework they aren’t exercising so they will homework they aren’t exercising so they will become obesse. Also if students are doing become obesse. Also if students are doing homework they will not be able to hang out homework they will not be able to hang out with their friends and this is vital for their with their friends and this is vital for their

personal growth.personal growth.

Secondly, homework is sometimes completed be the parents when it gets too hard for the students. If homework gets too hard, some students can’t do

it without help. If this happens, the parents have to do it, then it’s not the

students work. Then when the students turn their homework in, the teachers, who are very smart, would

automatically know it’s too well written, and so the students would

then get in trouble, and that is not a good thing.

Lastly, homework doesn’t help the Lastly, homework doesn’t help the environment as it wastes paper and environment as it wastes paper and

ink. When students do homework, that ink. When students do homework, that is a whole lot of ink and paper going to is a whole lot of ink and paper going to

waste. So it’s best to have happy waste. So it’s best to have happy students and a happystudents and a happy environment. environment. Homework is pointless as we have Homework is pointless as we have

already learnt the set tasks at school.already learnt the set tasks at school.

I strongly believe homework shouldn’t I strongly believe homework shouldn’t be compulsory in Primary school be compulsory in Primary school

because it tears apart students social because it tears apart students social lives, is sometimes completed by the lives, is sometimes completed by the parents when it gets too hard and it parents when it gets too hard and it doesn’t help the environment, as it doesn’t help the environment, as it

wastes paper and ink.wastes paper and ink.

CreditsCredits

Thanks To:Thanks To:

Miss GrayMiss Gray

Anna Anna

SophieSophie

Kayana Kayana

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