10/16/13& Dear&Teachers&of&Polaris&K512,& & As&a&student,&I&have&found&the&issues&related&to&the&homework&our&generation& is&experiencing.&Some&believe&it&to&be&the&downfall&of&our&generation.&We&are& receiving&more&homework&than&is&healthy.&According&to&the&NASP&Resources;& Homework:&a&Guide&for&Parents,&students&say&that&you&should&only&be&adding&at&most& 10&minutes&of&homework&each&grade&level,&any&more&is&overkill.&And&from&personal& experience&I&can&say&that&our&teachers&are&not&following&those&guidelines.&But&we&do& need&that&hour&or&so&of&homework&so&we&can&learn&the&subjects&better.&& Studies&that&Jan&Williams&and&John&Rhodes&show&that&students&32%& sometimes,&39%&frequently,&21%&often,&6%&rarely,&and&2%&never,&complete&their& homework.&I&cannot&blame&this&solely&upon&the&amount&of&homework,&but&it&does& contribute.&While&interviewing&several&students,&I&found&that&they&have&given&up.

&In& each&case&they&explain&why&they&choose&to&not&try&but&in&the&end,&they&all&say& something&about&not&having&enough&time.&Whether&their&excuses&are&valid&or&invalid& isnt&for&me&to&determine.&You&see,&8&out&of&10&of&the&people&that&I&interviewed,&said& that&they&all&had&some&sort&of&extra&curricular&activity,&from&sports&to&instrument& lessons.&These&are&all&important&to&their&physical&and&mental&lives.&The&problem&in& my&opinion&is&that&we&have&too&much&homework&to&mix&with&our&extra&curricular& activities,&so&kids&choose&to&not&do&or&complete&their&homework.&The&solution&is&less& homework.& If&we&had&less&homework,&then&we&wouldnt&have&to&go&to&bed&at&midnight,& and&the&tests&show&that&grades&would&improve&if&our&teachers&cut&down&on& homework.&In&an&essay&Karl&Taro&Greenfield&wrote,&it&is&said&that&when&he&was&a&kid& he&didnt&even&have&half&the&amount&of&homework&that&we&have&today.&Was&there& something&wrong&with&the&way&that&generation&turned&out?&Why&has&it&increased&so& much&in&the&past&years?&Can&you&please&do&a&little&homework&of&your&own&and& answer&this&question&for&me?&Because&I&still&cannot&find&a&clear&answer&to&why.& Now,&lets&look&at&the&health&factors&here.&Yes,&homework&has&affected&many& students&lifestyles&in&a&negative&way.&The&one&that&is&most&prominent,&and&you&can& find&over&90%&of&the&time,&is&sleep.&I&personally&do&not&know&anyone&in&high&school& that&goes&to&bed&before&9:45&at&the&earliest.&From&the&students&I&interviewed,&only&3& (and&that&includes&myself)&try&to&always&go&to&bed&before&midnight.&If&you&think& about&that&is&only&6&hours&of&sleep&for&the&average&high&schoolers.&And&the&problem& with&this&is&that&it&is&creating&an&unhealthy&lifestyle&that&kids&all&round&the&world&are& beginning&to&live&by,&in&and&out&of&school.&It&also&is&making&for&a&less&active&lifestyle.& The&kids&who&are&trying&to&do&their&homework&and&then&go&to&bed&early&are&not& leaving&much&room&for&exercise.&And&the&ones&who&do&both&are&going&to&bed&really& late,&and&resorting&to&energy&drinks&such&as&Red&Bull,&Monster,&and&coffee.&& Please.&Read&through&this&with&an&open&mind&and&look&at&the&facts&that&are&out& there.&There&is&a&more&effective&way&to&learning&than&what&is&out&there&today&and&I& am&will&to&work&with&you&to&find&it.&And&giving&out&less&homework&is&the&start.&&& & & & & &