Opinion Essay Example
How much homework should kids get?
This is an example of an FSA style opinion essay’s format
Many
teachers feel that homework helps support learning that takes place in the
classroom, but others feel that too much homework is a bad thing. It is my opinion that less homework is better
so that I have time for after school activities and so that I don’t learn to
hate school.
To begin
with, I feel that I should have a smaller amount of homework because I need
time to participate in after school activities like playing softball. In the article, “The Homework Hubbub,” the
author states that homework keeps kids from participating in sport and after
school programs. I agree! Although, I have never missed a game because of
homework, I have stayed up until midnight getting work done after a big
game. This caused me to sleepily fall
asleep the next day during an important chapter test. My homework the night before did not help me,
but hurt me. If only I had been assigned
a realistic 30 minutes instead of two hours like the author Gabby Sands says is
all that is needed. I am in complete
agreement with Ms. Sands when she says that kids need time to exercise and be
kids! Less homework is definitely
better.
Another
reason that I believe less homework is better is because I don’t want to hate
school. Right now, I love school. I love reading, I love math, and I most definitely
love science. Pile on the homework, and
I may just start to hate school like the daughter of “Too Much Homework: Bad
for Kids” author, Nancy Kalish. The
article said that her daughter was an enthusiastic middle-schooler- until
homework took over her life. The article
went on to say that she worked every night and all weekend and began to dread
school! This makes me sad to know that
homework caused this problem and could have been prevented with less homework. I do not want the same experience for
myself. As of this moment I love school
and I want to keep it that way!
In conclusion,
the article, “Homework Hubbub” stated that, “No study shows that students
benefit in any way from homework before high school.” I definitely agree with this statement and
believe less is more. Less is better so
all kids have time for after school sports and clubs, and so that they never
come to dread school. I want kids to
have fun and love school and less homework would certainly help.
