Too Much Homework

Nobody likes it, but it has to be done. Many kids often find it difficult not because of the content, but rather the inconvenience it causes. While many kids our age often complain about the amount of homework that they receive, I do not think that I get much homework at all, and I am in all honors courses. Throughout my school career, it seems like the amount of homework decreases from year to year. While this may be true to some extent, I understand that it is entirely possible that others in my situation are experiencing the opposite, and that some of my observations are products of new work habits. For example, I do much more of my homework in school the morning it is due, and rarely study. Also, I seem to wait to the last minute to do everything, and have gotten into the habit of doing decent work fast, as opposed to great work slow. I guess I sort of limit myself in these ways, but these habits are hard to break. In other words, I am staying up until midnight doing this blog, but it's because I was watching the Giants game, not because I had too much homework. Many nights I simply do not have homework, and never spend more than an hour or two doing homework, and that is often more because of procrastination than length or difficulty. Now I must say, I think I actually get more homework on the weekend then during the week in some classes, or at least longer, harder homework. This is especially annoying because it is easily forgettable. On the Friday before the weekend I am often so busy thinking about the weekend that I overlook the homework, and forget to do it for monday. As far as homework trends go, I believe that homework is in the same place it has always been. It will always be a major part of school and learning, just as it always has been. Doing extra work outside of school has been proven time and time again to help the mind put the information into long term memory, and help people learn it. Too much homework is bad however, because people learn in different ways, so while homework is great for some, others learn in a more hands on approach, and therefore, schools have to be diverse. Personally, I find that it depends on the material. Often in math, homework is like a double edged sword. Sometimes it helps you make the problems almost routine, while other times, it only confusing you more than you already were. Other classes such as English are much different. Writing more can only make you a better writing, and reading is always beneficial as well. As you can see, I learn from homework, but I feel like the learning is often more significant in certain classes. As far as large projects, essays, etc. are concerned, I often wait until the last minute. This often results in me sacrificing quality as I explained before, but it rarely results in anything terrible. Perhaps the funniest example was when I made a video about Jekyll and Hyde in 8th grade. No one in my group had read the book when we were supposed to, and when it came time to film the video, we basically guessed, and used spark notes when we could. We got a 100 on the project, which our teacher praised to all her classes, and put on good morning central, but when it came time to take the test on the book, not one of us passed.