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Arguments Against Homework

The affirmative team argues that homework should be banned for several reasons. First, homework causes stress and mental health issues in students by reducing relaxation time and keeping students up late. It also prevents students from concentrating in class due to lack of sleep. Additionally, students have little free time and are unable to learn other skills or spend time with family and friends due to the large amount of homework. The team further argues that copying and cheating on homework is common, and homework provides little real educational benefit despite taking up significant time. Banning homework would allow students more down time at home and choose their own topics of interest for assignments.

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Arguments Against Homework

The affirmative team argues that homework should be banned for several reasons. First, homework causes stress and mental health issues in students by reducing relaxation time and keeping students up late. It also prevents students from concentrating in class due to lack of sleep. Additionally, students have little free time and are unable to learn other skills or spend time with family and friends due to the large amount of homework. The team further argues that copying and cheating on homework is common, and homework provides little real educational benefit despite taking up significant time. Banning homework would allow students more down time at home and choose their own topics of interest for assignments.

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  • First Speaker - Cut Adila Zahira
  • Second Speaker - Sakinah Mawaddah
  • Third Speaker - Annisaul Kamila
  • Conclusion

We are from the affirmative team.

My name is Cut Aldia Zahira as the first speaker

And beside me name is Sakinah Mawaddah as the second speaker

And Annisaul Kamila as the third speaker

According to today’s motion, Homework should be banned. We are from the affirmative
team agree with this motion, because of some arguments.

1. The first, homework can reduce the negative impact on the student’s health.

When students arrive home from school they usually want to relax. However, they have to
spend a couple of hours on homework. Homework causes stress in many students.
Homework takes time, and it keeps students up late at night getting the work done.

More importantly, stress also could lead to other mental health problems such as
depression.

Therefore, I strongly believe that homework should be banned because it causes stress and
other mental health problems.

2. Secondly, Homework makes students late for sleep and prevents students from
concentrating in classes.

After a full day of learning in class, students can become burn out if they have too stay up
late competing homework.

Homework takes time, and it keeps students up late at night getting the work done. The loss
of sleep makes it hard to concentrate during class because students are so tired.

I once stayed up until midnight and wound up very tired when morning arrived. It was hard
to focus on my lessons. As a student, I think sleep is more important than doing homework.
Students study during the day at schools and academies, so there is no reason that we have
to get homework.

According to sleep expert Dr. Mary Carskadon, professor of psychiatry at brown university,
too much homework can causes sleep deprivation.

So, Lack of sleep also prevents students from concentrating in classes.

Therefore, I strongly believe that homework should be banned. Because students are unable
to concentrate in class, as well as health problems and sleep deprivation.
3. The third, students receive too much homework every semester and they are left with
very little time for themselves.

They are experiencing social problems because they are always struggling to get their school
chores done and don’t spend much time with their friends and their family. Of course, many
students are forced to neglect the love of their life because they are constantly being
pressed to do their homework on time.

4. The fourth, homework takes up a lot of time and it prevents students from learning
other skills.

If students do not have homework, they would have more times to learn other skills, for
example they could learn how to swim, play an instrument,doing creative things art or even
learn another language.

Therefore, I fundamentaly believe, that homework should be banned because students


need to have time to learn other skills.

So, I still stand by my argument that homework should be banned. Thank you!
My name is Sakinah Mawaddah as the second speaker.

We are from the affirmative team agree with this motion, Homework should be banned.

because :

1. The first, in finlandia, school don’t give homework for students.

Different from the education system in other countries, the truth is that there is nearly no
homework in the country with one of the top education systems in the world.

Finnish people believe that besides homework, there are many more things that can
improve child’s performance in school, such as having dinner with their families, exercising
or getting a good night’s sleep.

2. The secondly, Homework encourages copying and cheating

Homework does little to develop good study skills. First off, many children, after a long and
hard school day, end up plagiarizing off of either another student’s work or a professional
manuscript. With the Internet, copying has just been made easier. All a student has to do is
copy and paste a few paragraphs onto a blank word document and they have their report.

Therefore, homework should be banned due to these unavoidable consequences that occur
with it.

3. The third, Homework provides no real benefit

Teacher believe that the more homework they give, the faster students will improve and
remember what they have learned.

However, that is not the case. Usually the more homework students get, the less they want
to engage in learning. This makes homework a devil pushing students into a corner of stress,
not a tool for encouraging them to learn more.

Spending too much time on homework is linked to a decrease in academic performance.


Althought homework might be a big factor in getting higher grades, it mostly has
diminishing returns.

4. The fourth, Homework eats up time that should be used doing other more productive
things.

Homework takes up a lot of time, usually enough to push off many extracurricular a student
might want to do. Being young is not just about doing schoolwork. It should also about
being physically active, exploring the environment through play, doing creative things like
music and art, and playing a part in the community. It is also important for young people to
build bonds with others, especially family and friends, but homework often squeezes the
time available for all these things.
My name is Annisaul Kamila as the third speaker.

We are from the affirmative team agree with this motion, Homework should be banned.

because :

1. The first, Down Time at Home

Two hours of homework is a punishment after sitting eight hours in class. Going outside,
dedicating time to friends, attending hobby clubs, helping parents, and, yes, watching TV
and playing games make kids feel kids. Teachers should provide them with more free time.

2. The secondly, According to a study Stanford university, fifty-six percent of students


considered homework a primary source of stress.

Too much homework can result in lack of sleep, headaches, exhaustion and weight loss.
Excessive homework can also result in poor eating habits, with families choosing fast food as
a faster alternative.

3. The third, Negative Impact on Tests

Should schools ban homework to allow obtaining better grades on the exams? The answer is
yes. While students focus on homework assignments, they risk failing to pass their
examinations well. It appears that complicated, lengthy assignments are distractions like
mobile devices, video games, television, friends, home duties, and other.

4. The fourth, A homework ban would see students work on their favorite topics.

They would be able to choose their own assignments. Of course, teachers would still grade
them, but students would get the chance to pick what they want to talk about And what
they want to write on.

5. The fifth, Many students don’t have an easy life outside the classroom.

It’s very difficult for them to do their homework at home in many cases. Some students
even have to work, at least part time, to support themselves throughout the school year.
To conclude, we are from the affirmative team believe and agree that homework should be
banned. Because it could stress and sleep deprivation and due to the lack of sleep students,
could lead to health related problems.

That aside, if there is no homework, students could use that time to spend with their family,
to learn other skills like swimming or learn how to play instruments.

Overall, we still stand by our argument that homework should be banned. Thank You !

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Excessive homework is linked to stress, sleep deprivation, and related health issues in students. Stress from homework is considered a primary source of pressure for students, leading to sleep loss, headaches, exhaustion, and poor eating habits due to reliance on fast food . Additionally, stress from excessive homework can contribute to mental health issues such as depression .

The document argues that homework can encourage academic dishonesty because many students, fatigued from a long school day, may resort to cheating. This includes copying other students’ work or plagiarism, which has been facilitated by easy access to information on the Internet .

The document links homework to depression through its role in increasing stress levels among students. Continuous homework-induced stress, compounded by sleep deprivation and demanding schedules, is cited as a significant factor in deteriorating mental health, potentially leading to more severe conditions like depression .

A homework ban might enhance students' self-directed learning by enabling them to choose assignments and explore subjects of personal interest. This autonomy could foster a more personalized learning experience, potentially increasing motivation and engagement in education as students select topics they are passionate about, thus becoming active participants in their learning process .

In Finland, schools rarely give homework to students, contrasting with many other countries where homework is a regular part of the educational system. The rationale behind Finland's approach includes the belief that activities such as family dinners, exercise, and adequate sleep can significantly improve a child's school performance. This philosophy suggests that non-academic experiences contribute meaningfully to educational outcomes .

Homework significantly reduces the time students have for physical and creative activities. The document emphasizes that homework consumes time that could otherwise be used for exercise, hobbies, and creative pursuits such as music and art. It suggests that being young should involve activities beyond just academics, including playing, socializing, and being part of the community .

The document suggests that homework leads to social problems by consuming time that students could spend with family and friends, thereby hindering the development of social bonds. Students are often pressed to complete homework on time, which leaves little room for social interaction and engagement in extracurricular activities .

The document claims that banning homework could allow students more time for sleep, family interaction, and the exploration of other skills and hobbies, such as sports, music, and creative arts. It also suggests that students could pursue topics of personal interest, fostering a more self-directed learning environment .

The document argues that while homework is intended to enhance learning and improve academic performance, it often has the opposite effect. It can cause students to disengage from learning, leading to decreased academic performance, and is described as diminishing returns when students are overloaded. Consequently, excessive homework becomes a stressor rather than a learning tool .

The document suggests that homework interferes with familial bonds as it significantly reduces the time students have to spend with their families. Frequent and heavy homework loads prevent meaningful interactions during dinners or evenings, suggesting that a reduction or ban on homework could strengthen family relationships by allowing more quality time together .

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