Some teachers have begun to take their students’ mental health into consideration when considering Christmas break homework, but others still pile on assignments that negatively affect children’s holidays. Teachers should allow their students to rest, relax, and recuperate after four long months of school.īesides, if teachers don’t assign homework over the break, they won’t have to grade it later, giving them more time to themselves or with their families as well. While homework is essential for a childs educational development, many believe children should not be deprived of playtime to complete school tasks. The holidays are a time to spend with family, or at the very least to boost mental health. Over break, students want to enjoy celebrations and family traditions, not spend hours reading and writing. Assigning work only over the break, though, like a large packet for science or a long novel in English, is a special kind of cruelty. Sure, if teachers already have assigned projects to be done over a long period of time, like the senior project, then it would be reasonable for students to work on that over break. Most of the time, the number of students in a grade sum up to over 50. The first reason that children should not be given homework is that they need time to relax and take their minds off work. Thats how many middle- and high- school students might describe their schedules. However, some parents, students and even some teachers feel that after 7-8 hours of lessons in school, it is unfair to expect students to come home and work for another three hours. (iStock/Steve Debenport) Busy days, long nights. Everyone feels ready for a much needed break.īut in some classes, students will get a book to read or loads of homework to complete over winter break, which is just unacceptable. Stanford researchers confront student stress and well-being in new book.
As Christmas slowly creeps up, students and teachers alike are losing motivation to do their work.
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