Today I read a few articles from the New York Times assignment and the last one I read was on the Over Use of Internet with teenagers, I found that I agreed with the author Danah Boyle. She says that teenagers are over using the internet because the teachers and parents are over working us and giving us unprecedented demands. I found it true as I have spent a lot of my time this summer doing my homework rather than having fun and enjoying my vacation, which has lead me to spend the little spare time I have on my laptop, phone, or gaming system trying to connect with my friends. I got so desperate to find a way to actually connect with my friends that I took up video games again, I find them quite boring and a waste of time but it is an easy way to connect with my friends after a long day of homework and other work I have.
I find a hint of irony as I was reading this article because this standpoint is against overworking teenagers, yet here we are doing multiple assignments for classes that hasn't even started yet.
You make a really good point, Brandon. It's very unfortunate for the students who are not good at juggling their tasks and balancing between schoolwork and free-time. I'm not saying that summer homework is pointless. In fact, students should get a sense of how the class will be so they know what they're getting into. However, it should not take all summer to complete an assignment for one class, especially if the student has multiple honors/AP classes.
ReplyDeleteYou make a really good point, Brandon. It's very unfortunate for the students who are not good at juggling their tasks and balancing between schoolwork and free-time. I'm not saying that summer homework is pointless. In fact, students should get a sense of how the class will be so they know what they're getting into. However, it should not take all summer to complete an assignment for one class, especially if the student has multiple honors/AP classes.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time when we devote ourselves so much to doing homework when we are finally free the first thing we want to do is go online. It is difficult for us teenagers these days to not go online. Not only do we not want to go online but we always want to reconnect with our friends. In a way summer homework may seem like a waste of time, but it actually isn't. Summer homework is what shows us and teachers whether or not we are ready to take the class.
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