Education

There are many arguments regarding if elementary school children should have homework or not.

Younger children who are in elementary school start school at 9:00 am and go home at 3:00 pm, already they have 6 hours of school daily on week days. So children have enough time to learn the academic skills they need when they are in school.  So, in my opinion, the younger children should not have homework. 

After school they need to get exercise in the sun which is good for their health.  They also need to have a social and family life and spend time to make friends and have a balanced life.  They need leisure time or free time to relax and time to rest their brain to be fresh for the next day.

But, if doing homework for a short time, say for 10 minutes homework daily, they can develop a healthy habit and routine.  This is like a discipline which we all need in order to set aside time for important work that needs to be done each day.