Callum was a seven year old first grader in a French Immersion school. He was placed in an after school homework program to help with his homework. The downside was that he came home some nights at six in the afternoon, leaving very little time to himself before bed (Schwartz). Being in an after school program has its downsides. He was successful in school but at what cost. Although he is getting help with his homework, it takes hours out of his personal time. In “Worked Up over Homework” one parent comments "The amount of homework is and has been just ridiculous--my child can't have a real life. There have been nights where we have been up until 12 or 1 a.m. because my child is still working on some school assignment." The child has to stay up way later than he should have to because of school work. Nobody should have to spend so much time that they are working on homework until the next day. Teachers give hours of homework that is completely
Callum was a seven year old first grader in a French Immersion school. He was placed in an after school homework program to help with his homework. The downside was that he came home some nights at six in the afternoon, leaving very little time to himself before bed (Schwartz). Being in an after school program has its downsides. He was successful in school but at what cost. Although he is getting help with his homework, it takes hours out of his personal time. In “Worked Up over Homework” one parent comments "The amount of homework is and has been just ridiculous--my child can't have a real life. There have been nights where we have been up until 12 or 1 a.m. because my child is still working on some school assignment." The child has to stay up way later than he should have to because of school work. Nobody should have to spend so much time that they are working on homework until the next day. Teachers give hours of homework that is completely