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Ban the giving of homework to students.

Created by E.W. on February 10, 2014

Every day, students are given piles of homework that take them hours upon hours to complete. On top of the work given, they are expected to study 30+ minutes each class (3.5). Now, lets add in the factor of extracurricular activities taking about 1-3 hours, plus driving to and from. School is already going past the minimum 6 hours requirement, and going for 6.5-7 hours long. So 7 classes (for me at least) times 30 minutes each is 3 1/2 hours. Now I'll guide you through the math on the short time frame. 6.5+3.5+3.5 is 12 hours on non stop work. Why?! Now let's go through this: 3.5+3.5+2 is 9 hours of things after school. Homework, studying, and sports. I get home at 2:30. That puts me at 11:30 with no breaks for food. Give me a break, will you?

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