According to survey data, 56% of students consider homework a primary source of stress. I am part of that 56%. As someone who gets stressed out easily, homework is definitely a huge factor. 78-87% of students participate in extracurricular activities. Doing so on top of homework can be stressful. I stay after school up to three times a week for an hour, just to come home and do two-three hours of homework. It’s a known fact that if your grades drop, you cannot be in after school clubs, which is totally unfair. Why should students be forced to stop doing what makes them happy all because they didn’t turn in extra work that causes even more stress than school. Almost 50% of teachers assign homework for their students. In ACIT’s case, that means we usually have homework for four out of our eight classes. That’s a lot for some kids, especially when some have jobs, have to take care of siblings, and like I mentioned before, extracurriculars. I know that when I get home from a long day of school and clubs, I just want to relax. Having to sit at the table and do homework for hours frustrates me, and it makes me tired and most of the time leaves me in a bad mood. It’s definitely one of my main sources of stress, and lots of other kids as well.

       Too many people do not take this pandemic seriously and don't social distance. I was once one of these people. I understand you are ignorant but know that it isn't an abstract concept on the news, far away and unable to hurt you. It is very real and social distancing drastically helps reduce the spread of this deadly disease. You are nearing the end of your childhood and are becoming adults. Act like it. Be responsible and stop this evil. If you care about your friends and family, students of ACIT I implore you to actually social distance. Help stop the spread so no more people, especially those closest to you, die from this dangerous disease.

We have been in school for 7 hours already. Why should we do homework if we already wasted half our day at school. Homework causes a lot of  problems for students. There was a study in Stanford University, 56 percent of students consider homework a cause of stress. I get stressed by thinking if I wil get a lot of homework each day. You can’t say in your life that homework never stressed you out and if it didn’t then you're lying to yourself. Homework can affect student’s sleep schedules because they are too busy finishing up their homework. A journal of Adolescent  health states that 8% of high schoolers in the US get 9 hours of sleep. They also state 23% of high schoolers get 6 hours of sleep or less and 10% get 5 hours or less. Everyday when I get back from school I always do my homework because I don’t want to stress over it while I’m relaxing. If I don’t do it first then I will worry about it a lot. Sleeping is really important because it can affect how students act. They won’t be able to focus and might even sleep during class. Homework can also lower down your grade which makes me pretty upset about it. The national center for Education statistics found that high school students get an average of 6.8 hours of homework per week. You can be doing something else beside doing homework like being with your family or playing outside. Kids get 10 minutes of homework per day and at 6th grade is when you get an hour of homework per day. The National Education Association and the National Parent  Teacher  Association recommend that students spend 10 minutes per grade level per night on homework. They’re even trying to reduce how much time you should spend on homework. Does the school know how much problems homework causes a student. Recently I have been hearing students say that they will do their homework any chance they can get in school.  This is one of the major reasons I stress over school because we already have exams, quizzes, and tests, why do we even need homework.  I just wish they already got rid of homework. I'm so tired of it.

I realize that I was out with my friends way past my curfew and I know how much you tell me that if I want to keep going out I must follow all your rules, but in my defense this is the first time I stay out later than I'm allowed to. I feel like grounding me shouldn’t be necessary at the moment because I have a lot of big events coming up this weekend that if I miss them it would affect me for the rest of my teenage years. If you ground me, not only will I be missing a few very important events but I will also lose all social interaction with the people I enjoy being around, isn't that extremely traumatic for a teenager. There have been many studies that have proven that adolescents who do not have enough social interaction with people their age are more likely to suffer from mental health issues like depression and anxiety. With that being said I really hope you decide to not ground me and I will be sure to always be home on time from now on.