Imagine going home exhausted from an almost seven-hour school day, and then having to do even more work at home.
We have eight classes that we have to learn in and dedicate ourselves to, and yes, it is as exhausting as it sounds.
On top of that, most students have jobs or sports after school. Why do the teachers who give three notability documents worth of homework not consider that?
Stats show 74% of teens find that homework is stressful and causes sleep deprivation and headaches. Student stress can cause burnout, depression, and anxiety. All of those things can cause a decline in academic performance, which can affect a teenager’s physical and social health, as well as self esteem. When a person compares themselves to someone with better grades, it can trigger mental health issues.
Teachers are always encouraging us to get a good sleep and eat a good breakfast. But my question is, how are us students supposed to do that when we have to make time for homework at night since we have things going on after school?
The stress headaches that come from doing so much work are no joke.
A teenager’s brain can only process and remember a certain amount of things at once. When the brain gets filled with too much information at once, it can lead to cognitive overload which causes anger, frustration, and no more room for learning.
All of the above also brings in a more serious topic.
Teachers look past how homework affects different students. Some students at home have a nice working place, quiet environment, and parents who can help them. While other students have unstable environments and have to help taking care of their siblings.
Yes, homework can be beneficial in some ways, such as time management skills, long-term learning, and leftover class material.
However, time management skills can be learned from simple skills in life instead.
Long-term learning can be effective with smaller amounts of work to prove understanding rather than over 20+ problems.
I also do not think teachers should try to squeeze so much work into a 47-minute class period. If there isn’t enough time to learn the material, students are going to get stressed. It would be more beneficial to push it into the next day’s learning.
School is not supposed to be easy but when it gets to a point where students are struggling with burnout, anxiety, and self worth, that should speak volumes about how hard managing school and homework is.
