Homework should not be banned from schools because it teaches students skills that they will need later in life. According to “BBC news UK teachers call for ban on homework”, homework helps …show more content…
According to “how much homework is to much?”, homework helps students understand the concepts they're learning. This is good because some kids need extra practice in understanding what they're learning. Also, from “why homework is good for kids” Students need more time to do their work and it can't always be done in school. homework is given out to help kids understand their work, and if the students understand their work, it helps their overall grades. In the article “Duke Today”, Duke researchers have reviewed more than 60 studies on homework between 1987-2003 and concluded that homework has positive effects on student achievement. Some of their research was, students with homework did better on an end topic test, than students without homework. To add onto this, according to “The case for and against homework”, test scores are higher with students who had homework, than students with no homework. This shows how homework improves their grades. One of my personal experiences is, sometimes I don't get what i'm learning in math class or science, but because I have homework, it helps me practice and understand that subject. I feel that's why I have all “A’s” this year in school. Homework provides additional practice and mastery and improves grades. This is why homework should not be banned from schools.
Like i've been saying, homework shouldn't be banned from schools because it has a lot of positives to it. Homework teaches kids skills that they will need later in life. Also, it provides additional practice and mastery, which improves grades. Hopefully I have convinced you about how homework is good, and if I did not, hopefully in your mind you still think about the good things of homework, and not always the