How much homework do you think the average high school student should receive?

[Graptemys79]

None

One hour per week

Several hours per week

One hour per night

A couple hours per night

More than two hours per night

[Anonymous]

My actual answer is "none" but I picked one, because I believe homework should just be whatever is leftover that you didn't finish in class. So, it should be zero for most, and just a little for some.

Schools waste half of kids' school day with BS, then ask them to do hours of work at home every night. Mine did, at least. My niece and nephew too. F that. It's a big part of the reason kids have become antisocial tech addicts.

[Graptemys79]

I doubt homework makes kids get on TikTok.

[DrPepper12]

It does. Lots of good educational stuff ON TT

[Graptemys79]

@DrPepper12 I'm trying to get my students off screens.

[DrPepper12]

All media have utility but as a guide I agree

[Daniela1982]

They don't get enough, unless you consider video games, social media, Tik Tok, and You Tube Video making homework. If they spent more time studying instead of dinking around, they may get a better job than at Walmart.

[BlackRose97]

The parents could be teaching all 16 of these things at home, but they're busy doing the work that they should have done at school.

[Graptemys79]

@BlackRose97 The problem is parents often don't teach their children these things. They are either too busy with their jobs, or they are glued to their smartphones.

[KostasKouvalis]

None, like the Finlanders do, and they have the best schools and education system in the world

[Alex-Snow]

Enough to keep them off the internet all night

[AI Opinion]

The amount of homework for high school students should balance learning and personal time. Generally, about 1.5 to 2 hours per night is reasonable, allowing students to reinforce learning without causing excessive stress. It's important to consider individual differences, the complexity of subjects, and students' extracurricular commitments. Encouraging efficient study habits can enhance this time's effectiveness.

[Gwendoline]

I was home schooled. I probably did about 3 hours per day of school work 6 days per week and during the summer. Left a lot of time free due to not having to travel 1-2 hours per day, plus the lunch hour, no hour wasted moving between classes , no nonsense subjects, no stupid school assembly and do on, moving at a pace dictated by the school.

So out of an 8 hour day they maybe only do 3 hours per day and then come home and have an extra 2 hours heaped on them.

No wonder kids are failing. Schools are really just to prepare kids for the factory or office.

[dustybiker2]

None. If the teachers actually taught in schools children should be resting and free to play or socialize after school. I've never agreed with the idea of homework aside on holidays to keep the brain sharp.

[DrPepper12]

HW should be HS AP classes only. No hw k-8 should be normalized

[dustybiker2]

@DrPepper12 agreed

[DrPepper12]

None. Zero. Nothing.

It's a wonderful trick that societal overlords have pulled fooling students to do work off hours so they raise adults that will give free labor away on their own time without question...

[Graptemys79]

I disagree with you 100%. I think a moderate amount of homework helps stimulate student thinking and covers things teachers might not have time to cover in class. Also, it helps teach discipline and time management. For students planning on going to college, imagine going through high school never having homework, and then, practically overnight, have to spend two hours outside class on homework for every hour they spend in class (which is the recommendation).

[DrPepper12]

I taught over 20 years. I gradually assigned nothing as the research became indisputable.
HOWEVER, for my AP classes I did assign it exactly for that reason. AP tests are early May so it's like losing 7 weeks of instruction and there's no way I could cover it all in class.
HW shouldn't be a thing til HS

[Graptemys79]

But you just said you do assign it for your AP classes. I do too. So, you believe it is justifiable in some situations? I was assigned summer homework in grade school by the math teacher so that students didn't have to start at square one the following fall. That makes sense to me.

[DrPepper12]

Yes. Time didn't permit completing the curriculum. Hence, HW

[unknownbrokengirl]

I think one hour is reasonable per night. Although it is based on how fast and smart the student it. Instead of doing the average student can get number of hours of school done, it should be the slowest/dumbest student can get the stuff done. It also shouldn't be to hard. A student could have to answer 10 math problems that they never learned how to solve... Homework should make the teenager learn deadlines and to do work independently

[WhiteSteve]

@ 0:50

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[MemeSupreme]

everyone's different

feel like your average student doesn't get much, but it's the AP classes that are aids

[Anonymous]

Quality matters a lot more than quantity I think.

[DrPepper12]

a lot depends on class. Breadth vs depth. Application
Vs theoretical.

[KrakenAttackin]

I think homework just grinds students down.

[DrPepper12]

CORRECT

[Anastasia06]

My senior year so far not much. I gotten more my junior year was harder.

[BlackRose97]

Junior year is almost always harder than senior year. That's our time to chill before college starts

[DrPepper12]

@BlackRose97 FACTS

[LiamJHayden]

Most of the time, none.

[strateguy632]

2nd.

[TheSpaceGnome]

None.