

Through homework, they are encouraged to develop their time management skills, their study skills and overall critical thinking and memory skills. Homework teaches students to employ the skills that they are learning at school in a real-world setting.

Whilst it is undeniable that there are more enjoyable things to do after school than homework, students often underestimate just how beneficial homework is. Students will constantly argue that homework does not benefit them in any way, but instead just eats into their precious personal time. Often, parents have to watch their kids do their homework, otherwise they simply won’t do it. It is not an uncommon scene in a household for high school students to come home from school with piles of homework that they avoid. As much as students hate homework, it actually serves an important purpose and is integral to the overall success at school.
