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.

Certain people claim that school

children

should not be given

homework

while others contend that it is a necessary aspect of education. In my view, setting

homework

is essential and beneficial for students. There might be several reasons why people hold the view that setting

homework

is unnecessary at school.

Firstly

,

homework

could do little to improve educational outcomes. In Finland,

for instance

,

children

do not have practice and show much better performance on standardised tests than students in countries where

homework

is given on a daily basis.

Secondly

, having plenty of extracurricular classes

such

as sport or art, most

children

are already overwhelmed with various assignments.

This

makes it extremely challenging for them to effectively cope with all the tasks assigned by teachers. Despite the arguments mentioned above,

homework

has a crucial role to play in the schooling of

children

. It undoubtedly boosts learner autonomy and develops self-discipline.

In other words

, while doing

homework

adolescents become more independent taking responsibility for their own learning, and get used to studying alone.

For example

, while completing geometry tasks students reinforce skills and concepts they have studied in class.

Children

can

also

research the areas they are struggling with or learn more about the topics they are keen on.

Such

learning skills could make

further

university studies much easier. In conclusion, I would argue that consistent

homework

assignments have a positive impact not only on self-discipline but

also

on developing students’ independence from teachers.

Moreover

, practice helps school

children

realise the importance of practice as well as research.