These days homework is in almost every student's daily routine. They finish school and, instead of socializing, spending time with family and friends, or doing their favorite sport or hobby, they have to spend hours doing their homework in multiple subjects. Large amounts of homework can lead to a lot of stress, sleep deprivation, and waste of free time, just to name a few.

Homework has held its spot in educational philosophy due to the common belief that it promotes responsibility and a better student. However, responsibility is often confused with obedience, as students are being forced to do homework. So far studies and surveys have only ever proven that homework for children in elementary school does more good than bad, in middle school anything over an hour becomes counter-productive, and in high school, anything past two hours doesn't hold any benefit to the student.

We suggest that most homework should be optional. Doing this would allow students to practice the subjects that they think they need to practice, to have responsibility for their time management, as well as allow them to spend more time learning skills and spending time with their family and friends, not in their room doing homework.