This is a huge problem, especially as teachers give homework only thinking about their own class, not the five or six others students have.Īdditionally, when it came to stress, more than 70% of students in the Stanford study said they were “often or always stressed over schoolwork,” with 56% listing homework as a primary stressor.
But, with increasingly competitive college acceptance rates (demanding more extracurriculars and college-level classes), many students feel forced to take these more challenging courses. However, students who participated in the study reported doing slightly more than three hours of homework every night.Īnd, yes, the amount of homework given to students depends on the course level they take. That study, published in The Journal of Experimental Education, suggested that any more than two hours of homework per night is counterproductive. This causes students to spend far too much time doing such assignments and can be detrimental.Ī 2013 study conducted at Stanford University found that students in top-performing school districts who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems, a lack of balance in their lives and alienation from society. Teachers give a significant amount of homework, often due the next day. While homework can be beneficial, more often than not, it is assigned excessively and unnecessarily.
However, this feeling soon wears off as I realize just how much work I have to do after the already-stressful school day ends. When the bell rings to end last period every day, I feel a sense of relief.
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