Is Homework Completion Significant in Academic and Character Development?

Abstract

Homework has been a longstanding convention in American Education, but is it truly necessary for students to excel, both in academia and in life? The research conducted is not overly convinced it is necessary, though benefits of such a practice can be identified. Educational professionals and students alike can attest to homework's role in learning comprehension, so long as it is used as a means of practice, not a substitute for classroom learning. The issue is, however, that homework is being used not only to teach lessons outside the classroom, but also occupy students' free time. There are methods to help children improve their homework completion rate, as well as actions that can be taken to adjust overwhelming homework dispensation, but is the United States government truly concerned about the state of its educational system? Keywords: impact of homework, positive impact of homework, negative impact of homework, history of homework, improving homework