Homework - a Child's Perspective
I'm delighted to have my first guest blog on Rhubarb and Runner Beans written by Sophie, aged 12.
Children Of All Ages Shouldn't Have Homework.
By Sophie, aged 12
Homework should be banned. Don't you think they already work hard enough as it is, without having to do homework?
Most children get up early and have to quickly get to school for six and a half hours of learning, by the end of the day they are exhausted. After an early morning start and homework to be done during the evening, this means a long tiring day and they can't always produce their best work.
Homework stops children socialising and going outside. Children are meant to be out playing with friends or spending quality time with family, instead they are upstairs in their bedrooms doing their homework, wasting their beautiful day.
Too much homework can stop children enriching their passion and future. I think it is important for them to enjoy their childhood and not to remember it always drowned in homework.
Tons of homework can also stress children out. When they have to balance home life and schoolwork, some can handle it better than others, so many children begin to stress out. When they have clubs in the evening and homework due in the next day, they worry more than ever. Surely teachers don't want young children to be pressured due to something that isn't always necessary?
I believe unnecessary homework should NOT be set and children enjoy their childhood and school days without the extra pressure of homework.
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