as “No homework policy,” is one of the hottest issues these days being pushed by some lawmakers. Quezon City Representative Alfred Vargas filed his proposed HB 3883 and ultimately the entire which limits the giving of home- country will suffer the work to pupils during weekends. consequences.
The arguments for a “no Give today’s school
homework” policy may possibly be children more time to accounted to in some instances for themselves, and what might the welfare of pupils, their families they do? Even when they are and teachers. Excessive homework with their families, their heads — or any homework at all — is Homework is a vital part of the are buried in smartphones, physically taxing on pupils, many educational process, because it computers and game consoles, of them very young, after they gives pupils the opportunity to watching videos, chatting with have already spent a full strenuous apply knowledge gained in the friends or exploring anything and day in the classroom. Projects that classroom. This occurs in two ways everything in cyberspace, including pupils are expected to complete at — not only by creatively applying subjects that parents would prefer home often pose a burdensome the educational content, but also to be taboo to young minds. expense on parents, who may not in giving students practice in Homework can pry children away have a ready budget for the last- developing good work habits and from gadgets for a certain period minute purchase of needed methods. From a practical point of after school hours. materials. Assigning homework view, homework allows “more also adds to the workload of education” than can be fit into a EDITORIAL teachers, who must grade these assignments in addition to their few hours of a school day. And far STAFF from preventing families from everyday work of preparing bonding, homework encourages STAFF lessons. parents to become more involved With the “No Homework in their children’s educational STAFF Editor – in – Chief Policy, all these problems are activities. PrancesZylla B. Capili avoided. Pupils can spend their Although the concern for NewsEditor Karen M. Sonico proper time for rest and relaxation, the welfare of students and their FeatureEditor Micha Ella C. Lim and families are spared the burden families is appropriate, that Scienceand Technology of unforeseen expenses, or time welfare will be hurt in the long run Trisha MaeA. Viloria SportsEditor spent shopping for required if the pupils fall short of the Luisa ClaireM. Alipato Contributors materials that may be difficult to volume of educational content Micha Ela O. Ferrer Nordelyn B. Capili find on short notice. Teachers are they can access, developing Mark Angelo C. Menor QueenieO.Acuña also spared the extra time and problem-solving and creative Adviser effort to check homework thinking skills, and parental BennyB. Viloria assignments, and can devote more awareness and involvement in Lay-out Artist MarioD. SuguitanJr. time to classroom preparation and their educational activities. As a Teacher Contributor work. The policy would be result of a “no homework” policy, AnaleneC. Balunsat beneficial in allowing more time the pupils will be less prepared for Clarina T. Capili Consultant for children and parents to bond higher education or the workforce, Mr. WilliamC Florentino socially.
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Vargas filed his proposed HB 3883 which limits the giving of home- work to pupils during weekends