So much has happened since I have last posted. The world of sports reached another galaxy, the
ugliest animal was finally crowned and chemical weapons were used mercilessly in Syria.
At my college we did something like a mini sign campaign for a holiday, in which we ended up getting the privilege of leaving an hour early…But hey! Something is better than nothing!
So while life keeps moving on, as chocolates reach a new level of scrumpulicious and gadgets brush against a new level of cool, here I am at home, studying for an upcoming test (as usual). Well, technically I’m writing this, but never mind.
“A research supports the '10-minute rule’, the widely accepted practice of assigning 10 minutes of homework per day per grade-level. For example, under this system, 1st graders would receive 10 minutes of homework per night, while 5th graders would get 50 minutes' worth, 9th graders 90 minutes of homework, etc.” - Wikipedia.
Who out here in their right mind doesn’t wish they followed this rule??? According to this, 10th graders should work for about a 100 minutes. Now let’s compare this figure to the actual amount of time students (10th graders) study at home. 4hrs? 5 hrs? Sometimes more. Then obviously this is going to affect them in some way or the other. Here is an example of the working day of a normal student. Wake up at 6:30 in the morning, try your best to not drift off to Disneyland in your dreams and pay attention in class instead, come home and either go for tuitions (or do self study), finish the school homework after coming back and finally go off to sleep (at 11:00pm?).
Now imagine waking up at 6:00, going cycling with a gust of wind getting adrenaline pumping, going to school and studying, coming home, finishing your homework in around an hour an forty minutes and going off to play with your friends in the playground or experimenting in the kitchen. You could also devour a book, let your fingertips dance on the keyboard. feet tap to the beat of the drums, have a 'June Fools' and challenge your friend to ice creams in summer and paneer pakodas if the weather is chilly! Just think! Life without homework (or lessened homework) would be so free, fUn, merry and lively....
On the other hand, at this stage, I might say that homework is now a part of me as much as eating, drinking and sleeping is. Maybe at the moment, I might even say that life without homework would become a bit dull and boring as you are left with nothing to do and no goal to achieve at the end of the day.
Human beings are lazy people. Most of them need a push, and without that push, they end up doing nothing. In that way, homework is a blessing in disguise. So basically, you could say that I just contradicted myself. But I haven’t. To put an end to the battle of thoughts that is going on inside my head, I guess I could say that we need homework. Just not in extra large portions. Just like small servings keep you hungry and larger portions leave you feeling tired and drowsy, the amount of homework should neither be less, nor should it
be too much. It has to be just right.
Kanksha :)
Enough about my thoughts! How you argue about the existence of homework, I think, depends upon your age..so the case will never close. Give me your opinion!
ugliest animal was finally crowned and chemical weapons were used mercilessly in Syria.
At my college we did something like a mini sign campaign for a holiday, in which we ended up getting the privilege of leaving an hour early…But hey! Something is better than nothing!
So while life keeps moving on, as chocolates reach a new level of scrumpulicious and gadgets brush against a new level of cool, here I am at home, studying for an upcoming test (as usual). Well, technically I’m writing this, but never mind.
“A research supports the '10-minute rule’, the widely accepted practice of assigning 10 minutes of homework per day per grade-level. For example, under this system, 1st graders would receive 10 minutes of homework per night, while 5th graders would get 50 minutes' worth, 9th graders 90 minutes of homework, etc.” - Wikipedia.
Who out here in their right mind doesn’t wish they followed this rule??? According to this, 10th graders should work for about a 100 minutes. Now let’s compare this figure to the actual amount of time students (10th graders) study at home. 4hrs? 5 hrs? Sometimes more. Then obviously this is going to affect them in some way or the other. Here is an example of the working day of a normal student. Wake up at 6:30 in the morning, try your best to not drift off to Disneyland in your dreams and pay attention in class instead, come home and either go for tuitions (or do self study), finish the school homework after coming back and finally go off to sleep (at 11:00pm?).
Now imagine waking up at 6:00, going cycling with a gust of wind getting adrenaline pumping, going to school and studying, coming home, finishing your homework in around an hour an forty minutes and going off to play with your friends in the playground or experimenting in the kitchen. You could also devour a book, let your fingertips dance on the keyboard. feet tap to the beat of the drums, have a 'June Fools' and challenge your friend to ice creams in summer and paneer pakodas if the weather is chilly! Just think! Life without homework (or lessened homework) would be so free, fUn, merry and lively....
On the other hand, at this stage, I might say that homework is now a part of me as much as eating, drinking and sleeping is. Maybe at the moment, I might even say that life without homework would become a bit dull and boring as you are left with nothing to do and no goal to achieve at the end of the day.
Human beings are lazy people. Most of them need a push, and without that push, they end up doing nothing. In that way, homework is a blessing in disguise. So basically, you could say that I just contradicted myself. But I haven’t. To put an end to the battle of thoughts that is going on inside my head, I guess I could say that we need homework. Just not in extra large portions. Just like small servings keep you hungry and larger portions leave you feeling tired and drowsy, the amount of homework should neither be less, nor should it
be too much. It has to be just right.
Kanksha :)
Enough about my thoughts! How you argue about the existence of homework, I think, depends upon your age..so the case will never close. Give me your opinion!
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