But they also say the answer may not be to eliminate homework altogether.Įmmy Kang, mental health counselor at Humantold, says studies have shown heavy workloads can be 'detrimental' for students and cause a 'big impact on their mental, physical and emotional health.' Mental health experts agree heavy workloads have the potential do more harm than good for students, especially when taking into account the impacts of the pandemic.

'You only get one year to be 7, you only got one year to be 10, you only get one year to be 16, 18.' 'Even students who go home to a peaceful house, do they really want to spend their time on busy work? Because typically that's what a lot of homework is, it's busy work,' he says in the video that has garnered 1.6 million likes. Tiktok user says he doesn't assign it because the 'whole premise of homework is flawed.'įor starters, he says, he can't grade work on 'even playing fields' when students' home environments can be vastly different. Some teachers are turning to social media to take a stand against homework.

And as students grapple with an ongoing pandemic that has had a wide range of mental health impacts, is it time schools start listening to their pleas about workloads?

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