Sometimes I feel like teachers forget how busy students really are, especially if they don't have children of their own. Many students are up early in the morning to get on the bus, spend 8 hours at school, do homework, any extra-curricular activity, and then try to fit in time with their family. Teachers can help students by assigning less homework, if any, to their students and by making the most of their school day.
School needs to be a priority over sports and other extra-curricular activities, but we need to give students the opportunity to participate in them.
You are absolutely right! Assigning less homework would help this problem tremendously. We want students to participate in a lot of activities and sometimes it is hard for them to balance everything, especially when teachers pile on the homework and make it difficult for them. Teachers and coaches need to understand that there is a lot going on in students lives and need to help them out in balancing school and extra-curriculars.
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