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Homework is often discussed as helpful and important for students of all ages. Though most teachers and professors agree with this, students often detest this ideal. This essay will discuss why homework isn’t necessary.

According to The American Educational Research Association, "whenever homework crowds out social experience, outdoor recreation, and creative activities, and whenever it usurps time that should be devoted to sleep, it is not meeting the basic needs of children and adolescents.” Students often skip their needed social interactions, amount of sleep, physical activities and so much more for homework. Physical and mental issues often are related to school and homework. High-achieving high school students say the amount of homework they have to complete leads to sleep deprivation and other health problems such as headaches, exhaustion, weight loss, and stomach problems.

41% of US kids live in low-income families, which are less likely to have access to the resources needed to complete homework, such as pens and paper, a computer, internet access, a quiet work space, and a parent at home to help. They are also more likely to have to work after school and on weekends, or look after younger siblings, leaving less time for homework. With having to complete over 4-5 hours of homework, kids can not earn money to help their families, care for their siblings or complete chores.

Finally, even young children do not benefit from homework. An article published in the Review of Educational Research, fourth grade students who did no homework got roughly the same score on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math exam as those who did 30 minutes of homework a night. Students who did 45 minutes or more of homework a night actually did worse. This shows how homework harms older & younger students.

Homework is not helpful mentally, physically or emotionally to students of all ages. Though it is thought to remind and install information in their brains, does not.