Most highschoolers have homework that they need to complete each night before attending the class that next day. Where’s the line between the perfect amount of homework and too much?

High School students get homework nearly every night but some teachers give out hours of homework. Students are stressed and slow functioning the next day due to staying up late to complete those long and tiring assignments. 

 With the first 9 weeks completed, teachers are getting into the rhythm of teaching which means harder assignments and longer homework given to students. 

“…I feel like when I was a kid it was an expectation to do homework and now kids don’t expect to get homework…” says Christina Pianalto, a chemistry teacher at McPherson High School. Pianalto says that she doesn’t give out homework for her regular chemistry classes because they should be able to finish all of their work in class. Her AP class is slightly different with homework nearly each night.

Adyson Wiens is a sophomore at Mcpherson high school and has to balance a job while trying to complete all of her homework. “Yes, I have to balance sports, work, and homework each night and sometimes homework is a lot,” states Wiens. Wiens, although not enjoying homework, says that we should keep homework as it helps students learn more. 

Homework is important and can help a student understand the topic being teached. But when students have hours of homework to complete each night, they become stressed and don’t do high quality work. Homework can be very beneficial but have brutal consequences if overused.