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No Homework = Better Learning  by: Caleb, Mikal, Wyatt, and Mackenzie

**If you're a student, then you know. You know the hardships that homework brings. You know the feeling of having a teacher say, "All right now, your assignment for today is blah blah blah blah..." The second you hear that, you think, how the heck am I going to complete this! I already have to finish that other essay, and the book report due tomorrow, and that one worksheet from Social Studies, and... Arrrrg!! All homework really does for you is create stress, pain (physical and mental), and waste time you could be doing on something much more productive. Dr. Alfie Kohn, a homework analyst, says that this is the way modern teachers think, "Rather than saying, 'Doing this particular project at home may be useful,' our message seems to be, 'We've decided ahead of time that students will have to do something every night. Later on we'll figure out what to make them do." We know it causes stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. But at least, we tell ourselves, it teaches them independence and good work habits, "reinforces" what they've been taught, and helps them to become more successful learners...or does it?? It does NOT! Homework demotes learning.**