Why Less Homework is Better
- Improved Mental Health: Reducing homework can alleviate stress and anxiety among students.
- More Family Time: Students can spend more quality time with their families, strengthening relationships.
- Increased Creativity: With less homework, students have more time to explore hobbies and develop creative skills.
- Better Time Management Skills: A balanced schedule helps students learn to prioritize and manage their time effectively.
History of Homework
Before World War 2, Hitler wanted more German children to know about how bad the Jews were for his pure nation. He decided that the best way to do this was to send kids to buildings every day. All day they would learn about what Hitler thought they needed to know and brainwash them into Naziism. The “students” would sit still and quiet and not be allowed to do anything without express permission from a teacher. Well, it worked, and soon the entire country was being consumed by Naziism.
According to the book Mein Kampf, which Hitler wrote in 1925 to express how he thought the world should work, Hitler is the person who originally came up with the idea of homework. In the form of the Hitler Youth Movement, it was implemented into modern education.
Homework in America
Many years later in the United States of America, the Space Race increased the amount of homework for American students. The American government needed a way to make the American kids smarter so that they could perform better and win the Space Race. The article “How the Cold War Space Race Led to US Students Doing Tons of Homework” describes how this happened.
Before the Space Race, 8% of high school students had two or more hours of homework. This drastically increased, and now 95% of high school students have two or more hours of homework a night, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.