ARGUMANTATIVE ESSAY: IS HOMEWORK HARMFUL OR HELPFUL?

Homework is defined as an out of class task assigned to students to help them practice and prepare for their future. Homework has been around for a very long time. It is set and traced as a tradition of having teachers assigning work and students completing it. Parents say that teachers require it and teachers say that parents demand more of it. Teachers assign homework to help some students improve their grade and pass the course for those of who do not do well on tests or standardized examinations. Can homework be considered helpful or harmful to students? This controversy turns into arguments and disagreements. For me, homework totally can help students in study because there are many benefits we can get from doing homework. Everyone has their own opinion right? I have my own opinion too about this topic because I think it is better if I say homework is helpful to students. Why? There are my own reasons why I support this topic.

> First of all, homework builds up an initiative in students. They initiate study. Teachers get the schoolwork done from students whereas students initiate doing homework. There is a sense of responsibility associated with completing their homework. Children feel responsible for finishing homework and accomplished when they do it. They start allotting their time to study and play thus learning to complete their scheduled tasks in the time they have. Moreover, they learn to do things on their own. They manage their time and complete their work independently. Homework encourages self-discipline in students. Besides that, homework helps the children learn with interest. Teachers give comments on the work they do. Teachers’ positive remarks boost the children to learn. Students learn to follow instructions and complete their assignments successfully. They need to explore on topics, refer research material, and read about related topics in order to do their home assignments. And children learn to cope up with their school activities.


> Secondly, students who are likes to do homework that are given from their teachers are mostly get the good achievement in their study. Two British studies found that while homework in secondary schools produced better exam results, the influence was relatively small. Students who spent seven hours a week or more on a subject achieved about a third of an A level grade better than students of the same gender and ability who spent less than two hours a week. This is because homework teaches students the importance of planning, staying organized and taking action indirectly it teaches students how to solve problems and it also teaches students how to work independently.


> In addition on my point, it is the amount of homework that governs its benefits. Homework should not become a punishment. Studies have brought out certain rules regarding the amount of homework to be given to students of particular ages. Homework manifests its benefits only if it is given in right amounts and taken in the right spirit. Parents can take the responsibility to give strengthen by supporting their children in their home assignments. Parents must take interest in the homework given to their children. They must help their kids do their homework. On top of that, it needs the involving from teachers too. Teachers should give comments on the work they do. Teachers’ positive remarks boost the children to learn more. And the homework that needs students to complete in group can teach students on how to be cooperate between group members. It can helps students to make a new friends beside can give students a new lesson in learning process.

> For the conclusion, homework actually give many advantages to students and it is helpful to help students to be more understand on what they had learn from what their teachers teach. Besides that, homework helps teachers determine how well the lessons are being understood by their students. I totally agreed with topic is homework harmful or helpful to students because for my opinion, I choose that homework are helpful to students.

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