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. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There are widely differing views on whether pupils should be given homework or not since there is an opinion that it is vital in the educational process. I am inclined to agree with the second statement, as a revision of information at

home

is an inevitable part of the memorising process. Practice at

home

is considered to be a challenge not only for children but for their parents, as they need to motivate their little ones to do it and monitor them.

Additionally

, not every mother or father has enough time to devote to

this

. It is ,

therefore

, tempting to exclude

home

tasks from the

school

programme.

This

will reduce pressure on both parents and children.It is worth noting, that

such

trial programmes have already been implemented. In some private schools in Ukraine,

for instance

, students do not have any tasks given to do at

home

. Turning to another viewpoint, children need to revise information learnt at

school

themselves, at their own pace , in order to remember it better. Self-studying at

home

,

moreover

, builds up self-consciousness. It has been proven by scientists that to be transported from operational memory to long-term information should be revised in 24 hours and

then

in one week.

This

illustrates that just gaining some knowledge at

school

might not be enough.

To sum up

all of the above,

although

there is a tendency of excluding homework as a part of

school

programmes and for some ,families it might be beneficial, I once again reaffirm my position that homework is crucial, as it is a crucial part of the memorising process and results in deeper pieces of knowledge.