Team activities can teach more skills for life than those activities which are played alone. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is clear that the recent debate on whether or not

school

children

should be given

homework

does not seem to come to an end any time soon.

Although

some may argue that the setting of

homework

is not directly linked to students’ outcomes, I agree that it offers a myriad of other significant benefits. There are several reasons why

homework

is considered an unnecessary burden on

children

.

First

, there is evidence to support the idea that duty does nothing to improve educational outcomes. Countries

such

as Finland, where

school

children

are not given assignments, regularly top international educational league tables and outperform nations where setting

homework

is the norm.

Second

, many parents would agree that the

school

day is already long-enough and leaves their

children

too tired and stressed to do a myriad of other duties when they return home. In fact, the study-and-life balance of offspring has been negatively affected due to overload assignments in many countries, resulting in hampering

children

’s brain development or a serious breakdown. In spite of the above arguments, giving assignments has an important part to play in the schooling of

children

. The main benefit of

homework

is that it encourages independent learning and problem-solving. In fact, offspring are challenged to work through tasks alone and at their own pace, which enables them to apply the knowledge that they have learnt in the classroom.

In addition

, developing an independent study habit is an essential and useful skill to prepare students to work alone as adults.

For example

, by doing mathematics exercises at home, students consolidate their understanding of the concepts taught by their teachers at

school

. In conclusion,

homework

certainly has its drawbacks.

Nevertheless

, the benefits that it produces outweigh them in the long term.