Homework...

Homework is practice, or that's what it's supposed to be for students- further helping them understand material presented in class. It can also require research on a topic learned in class to provide a more concrete understanding of the curriculum. However, since I've been in high school homework assignments have become more inconsistent and sometimes useless to me, more like busywork. That stems off another view I have which is that the main flaw to our public school system is that it isn't geared toward the individual, but structured for the "average student," but explaining that would require getting off topic, so...homework. I think only helps us in certain forms for certain classes. For example, math/physics/Spanish this year, I need the homework. It's not fun to do, at all, but I wouldn't understand half this stuff if I didn't practice it. English/history need the reading as prep for class, which makes sense, but it makes me nervous because I always think I'll say something wrong in class during discussion, or I'll misinterperate something. The homework that really gets to me though is the silly things, like crosswords, entire papers overnight (which we all know are going to be terrible), and color by number (yes, i still get those). All and all I guess homework is help and practice, when its legitimate.
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