15 Reasons to do your homework
- It improves your thinking and memory
- It helps develop positive study skills and habits that will serve you well throughout life
- Homework encourages you to use time wisely
- It teaches you to work independently
- Homework teaches you to take responsibility for his or her work
- It allows you to review and practice what has been covered in class- Practice makes perfect!
- It enables you to get better at things like spelling and handwriting.
- It helps you to get ready for the next day’s class
- Homework helps you to learn to use resources, such as libraries, reference materials, and computer websites to find information
- It encourages you to explore subjects more fully than classroom time permits
- It allows you to extend learning by applying skills to new situations
- It helps you to integrate learning by applying many different skills to a single task, such as book reports or science projects
- Homework helps your parents to learn more about what you are learning in school
- It enables your parents to talk to you about what you are learning in school
- It encourages you and your parents to get enthusiastic