Homework Management

Homework! As soon as homework is assigned to students, they feel depressed and are in a bad mood for the remainder of the day. They would have to work a lot if they got so much homework. They would want to spend time by themselves and not want to interact with anyone for the rest of their day at school. Students whose ages range from 7 years to 15 years do not enjoy doing homework and the only place where they think that they have to work is at school and they do not have to work at home which means that they are free at home. Why do students think like that?

Homework is very important for students in Middle School and High School. A very key skill that helps students with their homework is Time Management. If students are able to manage their time well, they will be able to finish all the homework assigned to them.

On asking a student by the name of Arnav Gupta about how he manages his homework, he mentioned, “ I go home and organise my homework for that day according to the subjects I have the next day.” Students should make a timetable stating the amount of time they should spend on homework each day. It should also state the amount of time they spend on homework each day so that they can finish all their homework before the due date.

The best way for students to manage their homework is by making a timetable that states all the work that they have to do each day. If they make a timetable stating the work they have to do each day, they can finish all the homework that has been assigned to them.

Certain sources say that students receive lots and lots of homework that they spend the whole day doing homework. Certain websites gives students ideas on how to manage their homework time.

Since students receive so much homework, they do not have time to interact with their friends and family. Students should spend about 30 minutes a day doing homework in order to have more time for things that they enjoy doing.

According to a student of UWCSEA East by the name of Joel Antony, his school asks him to spend only thirty minutes a day doing homework. He mentioned,”I spend only thirty minutes doing homework and that gives me time to play cricket with my friends during the evening and I get to spend more time with my family.” Those 30 minutes that students should spend doing homework becomes 3 hours as they spend most of that time on social media.

According to experts, students should try to work on not getting distracted by Social media while doing their homework. If they spend most of their time on social media, they would obviously feel that they have a lot of homework as they would not be able to complete it. On asking a parent by the name of Elizabeth, she mentioned, “ If students manage their time properly, they can finish all the homework assigned to them and they should not postpone the homework assigned that day.” According to Experts, students feel that they have a lot of homework as they spend most of their homework time on Facebook or Skype. Due to that, they feel that they have a lot of homework as they do not have any time to work as they spent most of that time of task.

Experts mention that student’s daily routine at school is ruined as they feel lethargic as they would work till the early hours of the morning as If students work on their homework till the early hours of the morning, they go to school feeling lethargic and drowsy the next morning which would have an impact on their daily routine. It is very important for students to have a good night’s sleep in order to feel fresh for school the next day.

Children whose ages range between 7 years and 15 years, prefer spending time with friends and family rather than doing homework. Schools should try to reduce the pressure on children by giving them less homework. When will students take less stress on homework? When?