Students Speak Out – Page 5

From the Mouth of a High-Schooler

This opinion piece was written by a high-schooler in Lexington, North Carolina, and published in the Dispatch Online. There’s Just Too Much Homework and Not Enough Time Faithe Owens Everyone spends time in school at some point in life. Some students seem to breeze through without having to study or work too hard to passContinue reading “From the Mouth of a High-Schooler”

From the Mouth of A Seventh-Grader

This opinion piece appeared in New York Newsday. Give Us A Weekend Homework Break By Maggie Rouder I sit in school all day watching the clock, hoping for it to be 2:40. But why? Once the bell rings and school is out, I have to go home and do my homework. Rewriting pages from aContinue reading “From the Mouth of A Seventh-Grader”

High Schools in Toronto, Canada, Consider Homework Ban Before Exams

Last week, a student trustee to the Toronto, Canada, District School Board proposed placing a moratorium on homework for the five days before final exams, according to an article in The Toronto Star. The School Board’s program committee endorsed the idea and will gather feedback from students and staff before sending it to the fullContinue reading “High Schools in Toronto, Canada, Consider Homework Ban Before Exams”

Letters from Teens

I’ve received several emails from teens in the past week, in which they write eloquently about how homework affects them. Here’s what Emily, a high schooler from a small town near Sault Ste. Marie, Canada writes: I must have at least 3 to 4 hours of homework most nights not to mention with my partContinue reading “Letters from Teens”