Student creates petition demanding less homework
September 27, 2016
An online petition was created Tuesday morning by sophomore Luke Austria asking for less homework. By 12:15 p.m. that day, the petition had accumulated nearly 2,100 signatures.
“We [the students of Katy ISD and other school districts] believe the amount of homework we receive every night is outrageous,” Austria said in the petition.
According to Austria, the solution to the problem is not a complete ban on homework- just less of it.
“Students are more stressed than ever and the amount of homework a student receives every day needs to decrease,” Austria said.
Several of the petition’s signers voiced their opinions in the comments section.
“If a teacher requires homework every night for any class, than [sic] I feel like its [sic] just busy work, and the teachers aren’t using class time correctly,” parent SC Leland wrote.
Cameron • Sep 28, 2016 at 7:17 am
I play football for my school and I always get homework that last for hours. This will only take 30 minutes at most. I have 5 classes that say that so I’m looking at like 3 hours at least homework every day and I don’t get home till 5:30 from school.
Kim Phan • Sep 27, 2016 at 6:23 pm
Between practices, rehearsals, and other extracurricular activities, many students are unable to find the time to take care of their bodies and mental health. Less homework (perhaps paired with ungraded practice work) would be a positive change, and could lead to healthier and happier students.
Sam Bischoff • Sep 27, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Too much homework, over working us
Ian Neiper • Sep 27, 2016 at 5:09 pm
It’s hard to do anything with this much hw there’s is no time for anything outside of school
Nico • Sep 27, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Wow! I can’t believe so many people are talking about this petition. As a high school student in KatyISD I signed it immediately and sent it to all of my friends and family. The amount of homework we get is completely absurd. My sister, who has graduated college with a degree in civil engineering, was even astounded by the amount of homework we had and compared it to her college experience at the University of Tennessee. Please share this petition if you care about the well-being of the common youth!