Homework, first and foremost, provides practice for students outside of the classroom environment. A Duke professor named Harris Cooper and his colleagues published “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research, 1987–2003” where studies were done on the benefits of homework. One of …show more content…
As long as a moderate amount of homework is being assigned, students will still have plenty of free time. This is where homework teaches students responsibility and time management. According to an article, “Homework: prepares, teaches, and brightens,” by Andrea Brady, homework teaches students the responsibility of having to deal with deadlines on when an assignment is due. For instances, a student needs to set priorities and goals, so the assignment will be due on time. Scheduling homework into a student’s helps him or her learn how to plan, which is needed in future education and in the real