[Kate]

im studying to be a primary school teacher now - which means all of my students will be 12 and under. There are a couple of reasons why homework should be given to students of this age.

1)Students can not go into high school with no prior knowledge to homework and the concept of self discipline and learning which comes with homework.

2)You may not realise this, but it is fundamentally important that learning occurs both at home as well as at school. Parents and Teachers need a good professional relationship as teaching children is a collaborative effort.

3) some children work better in their home environment. therefore they'd get their homework done more efficiently than if they tried to do the same work at school. Plus, they may actually learn what they are doing.

4) Have you seen what we have to teach kids these days?? There is so much we have to cover in 1 academic year. Take out time for assemblys, sports and the rest of that, there isn't always enough time. Therefore, sometimes, work has to be done at home.

i think i have made my point clear. I do strongly believe children under the age of 11 need homework.