Views of students and teachers on homework

I’ve always been curious about homework and its purpose. As my research topic for homework, I read a book, visited a website, made a poll and survey, and spoke with a fellow student at my school in person.

During my research, I discovered that not only instructors, but also the curriculum and the time allotted for teaching it, lack understanding of a student’s situation. In order to make homework fair, both the instructor and the students must have an understanding.

I simply wanted to know whether instructors were being given too much work to educate their kids in a school year. I discovered that many of the curriculums supplied to instructors are designed to be completed in one year, even if many are not from a webpage about how much homework is too much. I also learned that although many instructors think homework is helpful, it may potentially have negative effects like discouraging studying outside of the classroom.

Another issue I had was whether they should increase the number of school days in a year or increase the length of a school day since there is so much homework sent home and the school day is already so long. In order to do the assigned work in class without interfering with a student’s personal time, this might be helpful. Eleven out of thirteen respondents to my survey on homework conditions said they didn’t have enough time for it or that it stressed them out in some manner. Due to the fact that kids have other social obligations, I was able to come to the conclusion that they just lack the time to do their assignments on a regular basis. However, I do not think school hours should be extended. Students want to live!

I also wanted to see whether professors took into account students’ social or personal life. I polled students on homework, and many said that although professors’ perspectives on students’ lives are diverse, they may not care about or sympathize with a student’s spare time or social life. This made it clearer to me that many students, like myself, think that professors need to take students’ lives into account more.

I also wondered whether professors could relate to students’ struggles to reconcile their social and professional life and if they had ever gone through a similar situation. On February 11, 2019, I spoke personally with Wendi Hernandez, who said that while every teacher is different, many of them think that their class comes before anything else in a student’s life. She also thought that while times have changed over the years, and with them, education and technology, it’s possible that students did not experience the pressure that students do today. This has fundamentally altered how children learn nowadays. We have new technology like computers, online learning platforms, new sources of employment, and more. This job may be seen as far more difficult than anything our instructors or parents have ever encountered.

In conclusion, I feel that many professors should reevaluate the amount of outside work they assign and maybe take some time to better comprehend life in this day and age. I came to this conclusion by investigating homework via websites, polls, surveys, and discussions with other students.