When teachers assign homework, I am 98% sure that students only do it just to get it done and over with. Teachers say that they assign it for practice and I get that but if we have 8 classes and have homework for all of them, I’m pretty sure we will forget what we did on the homework after finishing and working on a different homework. I know from experience that I sometimes say up late doing homework because I have other things to do, not just stuff that I get from school. Plus, there are also people that have jobs after school which could be really stressful and overwhelming. An article I found on procon.org, states that kids should have a chance to just be kids and do things that we enjoy doing especially after spending six hours a day in school. It also says that too much may be harmful to students because it can decrease the amount of leisure and sleep time we get, increases stress, and could lead to cheating. Imagine all the stress that students receive from just school work and trying to get their best on that but then also having to worry about finishing homework on time. 

According to Sunshine Learning, it states that it's important to take a break from their education. There have been many studies that show that most students have been getting a bit over much of homework which leads to sleep deprivation. It's recommended to get 8.5 - 9.25 hours per night but samples reported that students get 6.80 hours of sleep which causes a high level of stress for them. I personally have dealt with that stress by the amount of homework given to the point where I just couldn’t do anymore and my sleep schedule being a mess after that. The research and personal experience gives us the evidence we need to eliminate homework to not just for that but our health as well. 

Now rewind back to the days where I had 4 - 6 hours of sleep because the amount of homework I was given, made me realise that students will be dealing with that each year. That is why I hope you understand Principle that too much homework could lead to students not showing their full potential at school due to their lack of sleep. So as I’m writing this, we can change students' potential to being better at school with no homework or less homework so we can have a healthy sleep and no stress.

I know I came home 30 minutes later than what my curfew is, but I have a good explanation. There was a lot of traffic and I couldn’t do anything about it. I don’t want you guys to view me as a bad child but I feel like you shouldn’t be too harsh on me for something that was not my fault, like traffic. According to FurtureOfWorking it states, “Some teenage curfew rules can encourage rebellion.” I feel like it is unfair for you to give me a curfew and that you don’t trust me. Teenage curfew laws create unnecessary conflicts with today’s youth. I am responsible enough to know when it is too late and when I should get home so I feel like having a curfew isn’t necessary. Having a curfew doesn’t help me in the real world either so I don’t know what the point of having one. I’ve never stayed out late past my curfew before, except this once, so you can see that I can handle it on my own. 

      Hello, it is Tyler Goodwin. I am here today to talk about how we do not need homework. I have wasted most of my time at home doing homework instead of hanging out with my friends and family. I have done the math. On average you waste 1 to 2 hours on homework a day. Multiply that by 180 for all the school days. That is 180 to 360 hours plus the school hours, 180 days multiplied by 7 equals 1,260 hours a year. Then 11 years equals 1,980 days or 69,300 hours just for school. Plus the homework 180 times 1-2 multiply that by 5 that is 900-1,800 hours of homework a year. 11 years of homework equals 9,900-19,800 hours. 9,900 plus 69,300 equals 79,200 /24=3,300 /365= 9 years. Of school and 1 hour of homework. 2 hours of homework is even worse. It is 10 and half years. Homework does not seem like it takes up this time but it does. Without homework that drops down to roughly 8 years that takes off 2 or more years. Obviously these are the perfect amount because not every teacher gives homework so or they give three times as much. But this is the closest I could get by doing the math I have realized that is 2+ years gone. Because I was doing homework for a class I didn’t need to do. That is what the other 8+ years are for. As a student I want you to realize how much we have missed for absolutely no reason. Homework should not be a forced thing. Homework should be an optional thing like studying if you need or want it. If we have not learned it in the 8+ years then we shouldn’t learn it because no matter how hard you shove a square piece into a circle piece it will never go through. I want to leave you with a question. I want you to think about your loved ones, your friends and family and how much more time you could be making memories instead of doing homework?

Now, as to why stress from homework is caused. Due dates play a huge role in why homework can be stressful. Kids may feel like they won’t have enough time and rush through it, or feel like they have too much time and then don’t get it done when it needs to be. This causes it to either become late or have a worse grade, which makes the student stressed out. Another reason why homework is stressful is because of how it impacts your grade. When trying to get a good grade, you may find that you messed up too many times, or the teacher just did not find it good enough. This can cause the student to doubt themself, especially when it drops their grade. This doubt can lead to stress or, in some cases, cause the student to mess up more on future assignments because they don’t feel like they did it correctly.

Again 56% of students, which is more than half, claim that homework is a cause of stress in their life. This is why homework should be banned, so that way students have a less stressful time going to school, and can focus more on their in class work.

I’ve always handed in my work on time and if not, it wasn’t very late. I am a very hard worker and I’m very trustworthy. I’ve kept my grades up this entire month, so could I please have more time on this essay?