There are real-life stories about children and parents who were so overwhelmed by the amount of homework that it was destroying their family life and causing psychological damage. The evidence presented in these stories was often anecdotal, profiling just one or two families.  Schools scrambled to create homework policies, parents held protests, and children began to receive sharply mixed messages on the value of homework.

Typical students, from kindergarten to high school, don’t spend more than an hour a day doing homework. They find it very tiring after a full load of regular classes in school.They find doing homeworks at home a very time consuming activity which lessen their time doing other stuff.

Working parents were also bothered by their children asking their assistance answering their homeworks.They were too tired from work to entertain their childrens’ needs in school works.

Finally, contrary to militant parents protesting homework, most parents are satisfied with the amount of homework their children receive. In fact, if parents were dissatisfied with the amount of homework their children had, it was because they felt it wasn’t enough.

By: Mrs.Almira N. Banzon | Teacher III | Wawa Elementary School | Abucay, Bataan