What is the point of homework?
366215
Yea, i see where ur commin from. im 16 and a sophmore in high school but 7 hours of school is not really that much time in class cuz u gotta look at it as u gotta take out ur lunch that a half hour usually. then there is all the passing time for changing classes...thats about an half hour or more. so ur only in classes 6hrs right there that is only 1/4 of the day. besides the homework is to refresh your memory on what u learned in class that way u can learn something new next class. and 182 school days out of 365..thats not that many. i used to wonder the same thing and i used to think it was torture but its honestly not. ITS TO HELP YOU!!
755205
Why do you want other people to do your homework for you. Instead of getting on here and trying to get other people to do your speech, why don't you use the internet to look stuff up?? I mean come on, how lazy can you be?
502699
I can't figure it out either.  Homerwork can be a good way to reinforce things discussed or learned in a classroom but I believe that homework for the sake of homework is indeed a waste of time.\n\nBook learning is kinda like exercise.  Without any you will live a weak and feeble existence.  Some of it is good for you.  A lot of it can make you very strong.  Too much will kill you.\n\nEach person's breaking point is a little different and more teachers need to know that.  The teacher needs to put thought into the homework too.  Often the teacher is being lazy and just assigning homework for the sake of homework.\n\nHow many intelligent people are driven off schoolwork because of mindless repetition?\n\nBut on the other hand, in the proper dose it can help your learning.  Now go do your homework.  Or don't.  You live with the consequences.
228716
While in class, the teacher teaches you the the contents of a course. If homework were not assigned, how would you get the practice you need to hone the skills you need to successfully pass the course. I was in school once myself, and none of us like homework. If we were given the option of doing homework, or not doing homework, then NO HOMEWORK would be done by 95% of students, and the number of duds walking the earth would be astronomical.
287940
Why don't you just post all of your homework questions then you can learn ABSOLUTELY nothing.\n\nWould you like fries with that??
68357
I do because the brain's ability to deal with so much information interferes with its ability to learn the next day. Most of the homework given is detrimental to full mental functioning. The brain needs to rest, it also needs relevant stimulation which homework never seems to provide.\n\nHowever, keep on doing it until you learn that there is no such word as 'alot'.
642260
Give yourself an incentive. For example, if I get all of my homework done, I will treat myself by doing this or that. For instance, go treat yourself to a movie you have always wanted to see or buy yourself a new CD or a DVD. Or go buy yourself a nice outfit. Treat yourself in some way as a reward for getting your homework done. Use this as an incentive to motivate yourself to complete your homework.
321896
Homework was invented for a number of reasons.  Some of the reasons include the following.\n\n1)  To practice skills that you have learned in school.\n2)  There are so many topics covered in school that you don't have the time to properly study them while in school, so you need the extra time of study.\n3)  To help a student learn time management skills.\n4)  To encourage students to practice and grow on their own. (Independent Study)\n5)  To let you show your teacher what you are learning, how well you are learning it, and to see where the teacher needs to concentrate their efforts in teaching.  (This is because year to year and class to class there are differences in what students may understand, so a teacher needs to be able to vary the emphasis of what they are teaching.\n\nThere are others, but I have provided a few other than what some people said about it being just to torture students.  Teachers aren't sadists, they are actually the opposite.  Teachers like to help people.
623678
it can be very very very boring... it has homework and like i said IT IS VERY BORING... at times anyway... some kids think that it is just a waste of time...
1112044
I hate busy work.  A challenge is great, if you have enough information from class to do the homework correctly.  That is the problem that most kids don't like--homework should be practice or an extension of what is learned in class--not something new and stressful--then that is unfair.  \nPersonally, I never liked homework much, unless it proved to be very useful, but I did get a sense of accomplishment from it for my effort.
400245
Homework is an essential tool to re-inforce what you are learning in class.  Some teachers overdo it, as if they are the only teacher you have, but that doesn't negate the need for homework.\n\nHomework also gives you an opportunity to learn and hone study skills which you will need in H.S. and college.\n\nHomework also helps to instill a good work ethic which will serve you well your entire life...provided you take advantage of it.
762518
why does everyone want their homework done online?? go look on google!!
756365
it's not that. other subjects do set homework, but people are more interested in maths. they like maths than any other subject.
394102
Yup. It helps people learn skills they will need for higher education and the work place. It is not necessarily the work a person does but the act of discipling ones self to finish homework, and follow directions, and connect what is being taught by making a person think a little more then they would just in a classroom. Seriously, learning to study, following directions and learning to learn are necessary to maintain a job.
1135264
is there a point to this?
283766
Homework allegedly proves your knowledge, discpline, and dedication, all of which are important if you want to do well in school.  And when you think about it, you can't really blame the teachers because it's more work for them too...someone's gotta grade all that junk.
1177958
Homework sucks when you have to do it alone.  Read the book and determine that for yourself.  Your reason for it being important could be very different from anyone else's reason.  If you are asked to explain your thinking about it, are you going to say that you just got it from Yahoo! Answers?