Students from all over the world, no matter from which country, no matter which language they speak and no matter which syllabus they follow are all united by one common problem, homework. Hey this is fire boy 11 and today's topic is homework. In my opinion homework is more of a burden on us students rather than a benefit.I say this for the following reasons.
Teachers can argue all they want about how homework is beneficial but I' not ready to accept. They say that homework is a great way to familiarize ourselves with the chapters so it wont be completely new while studying for the exams. But i don't agree as about ninety percent of the class (including me) do their homework in the last minute, copying it from the remaining ten percent who actually took the trouble of doing it.
From the top if my head I can think of two better alternatives to homework and other assignment. The first being tests. I know that tests are a pain but i feel that they are better than homework. Considering that students must eventually learn a set amount of chapters I feel that it is better to study it in small chunks over a long period of time as this will reduce the stress and pressure on the students during the days leading up to the exams. Some will argue that it is possible that students will cheat during a test but either ways they are practicing their means to get marks in the final exam which is the aim of these tests.
Another alternative to homework is oral presentations. Here the matter, like in homework can be copied from another person, but the way you present yourself during the presentation can not be copied. Furthermore in an oral presentation you must learn your content and cant read of a paper and therefore your knowledge on that topic will increase. Also such presentation will take much lesser time to plan for those who actually do it themselves. Fist of all it mustn't be hand written and can be typed. Also you may copy it from another website and edit it giving your own twist to the subject. This will not take that much time.
So basically to sum it all up i feel that homework is not beneficial to students, other than those who do it sincerely as it can be easily copied.Much better options are tests or oral presentations as they take lesser time to prepare (in oral presentations), allowing you more time to 'study' and will prepare you for the final examination which ultimately is the goal.
so those are my opinion, I would love to hear yours. Leave a comment or make a post on your blog and leave a link. Also while you're at it hit the follow button. On a side not what are you're religious beliefs? Why do you believe in god(or if you don't why not?)...
Teachers can argue all they want about how homework is beneficial but I' not ready to accept. They say that homework is a great way to familiarize ourselves with the chapters so it wont be completely new while studying for the exams. But i don't agree as about ninety percent of the class (including me) do their homework in the last minute, copying it from the remaining ten percent who actually took the trouble of doing it.
From the top if my head I can think of two better alternatives to homework and other assignment. The first being tests. I know that tests are a pain but i feel that they are better than homework. Considering that students must eventually learn a set amount of chapters I feel that it is better to study it in small chunks over a long period of time as this will reduce the stress and pressure on the students during the days leading up to the exams. Some will argue that it is possible that students will cheat during a test but either ways they are practicing their means to get marks in the final exam which is the aim of these tests.
Another alternative to homework is oral presentations. Here the matter, like in homework can be copied from another person, but the way you present yourself during the presentation can not be copied. Furthermore in an oral presentation you must learn your content and cant read of a paper and therefore your knowledge on that topic will increase. Also such presentation will take much lesser time to plan for those who actually do it themselves. Fist of all it mustn't be hand written and can be typed. Also you may copy it from another website and edit it giving your own twist to the subject. This will not take that much time.
So basically to sum it all up i feel that homework is not beneficial to students, other than those who do it sincerely as it can be easily copied.Much better options are tests or oral presentations as they take lesser time to prepare (in oral presentations), allowing you more time to 'study' and will prepare you for the final examination which ultimately is the goal.
so those are my opinion, I would love to hear yours. Leave a comment or make a post on your blog and leave a link. Also while you're at it hit the follow button. On a side not what are you're religious beliefs? Why do you believe in god(or if you don't why not?)...
Something's wrong with my network...I typed an entire paragraph only to lose it seconds later.
ReplyDeleteNice post, as usual. Got a test 2mro...will come back after figuring out what I wrote before the system decided to delete the whole thing.
haha good luck...
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