Thankfully, education is a top priority for children in America. Sadly, that isn't true everywhere else in the world. However, it is really hard to be grateful for everything when school is so awful!!! I'm not saying the institution of school is bad or that I hate going to school; in fact I love going to school because I get to see my friends and learn, it's going home that I don't like. School is almost 7 hours a day, but when I get home I add 5-8 HOURS OF HOMEWORK!!!! How am I supposed to go to bed at a normal time and grow to be a healthy adult? Here's a fun fact: I haven't gone to bed before 11 a single time this school year and before you ask, of course I procrastinate, but not as much as some people. Public education is on average 6% of someone's life, why not make it enjoyable?
To be successful in school I would say that studying is a necessity, but homework is not. Why can't teachers just cut out homework? It just doesn't seem fair that we have to ruin the best years of our lives doing busy work. It is really a win win situation, if there is no homework than students would be happier and livelier in class as well as participate more. Also, students won't fall asleep in class because they would get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.
All of that being said, there shouldn't be homework because it puts a strain on our family lives. Every night my parents want me to hang out with them or play with my brother, but I can't because I have an ungodly amount of homework and it is drilled in all of our heads that we are failures if we don't get into our first choice college. Every morning my mom wakes me up and asks how late I stayed up when I struggle to climb out of bed. I usually just reply with "not too late actually" or "I don't know" even though I am usually always working to see 1:30. I just feel like I am growing apart from everyone because I am so stressed. I can't sit with my family to watch one more episode, I can't go to the movies with my friends, I really just can't relax. This is literally child labor without pay. We don't have a choice to go to school and we work essentially 12 hours a day. Some might say "It isn't all that bad you get weekends off," but that is so false. There hasn't been a single weekend during my high school career where I haven't had to sacrifice something in order to finish my homework. It's just so sickening how teachers and the government can enjoy their lives while we, the students, hate our lives because we have so much work.
I am not saying I hate school, I love it. But homework has to go.
