Some people believe that school children should not be given homework by their teachers, whereas others argue that homework plays an important role in the education of children. Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.

While advocates tend to point out some downsides of doing assignments at home, critics,

on the other hand

, are inclined to say that it is an essential aspect of education. The arguments on both sides are worth exploring. People who believe that

homework

has been placing a burden on children have valid reasons for saying so.

To begin

with, there is evidence to support the idea that doing

homework

after school does not help the

students

improve their education outcomes.

In particular

, some countries

such

as Finland, where school children are not given any

homework

or assignments still ranks

first

place in top international educational league tables and outperform nations where setting

homework

is the norm. What is more, many parents assume that

students

have spent a long day at school which means they are exhausted from doing

further

study when they return home. Having explored the different sides of the arguments, I admit that

homework

plays a vital role in the educational system. The greatest plus point of

homework

is that it actually encourages self-learning and enhances the ability

of tackling

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problems since

students

are challenged to work those tasks out at their own pace. By solving Mathematical equations,

for example

,

students

consolidate their understanding of what they had fully absorbed from the given lecture. Personally, it is important for

students

to practice their independent study habits and they will be able to reach their full potential. On balance, having considered the points employed by both sides of the argument, I agree that doing

homework

is beneficial to children in the long term

although

homework

does have certain minus points.