Homework...

The bane of all life.

Well, not really, but it sure does suck. Even when useful, I generally hate it. However, there have been instances when some homework has been fun, but that's only a small minority.

Homework can come in a couple of types....one more useless then the other. That type is what is generally defined as busy work, or work given for the purpose of doing it. I (and most everyone else) reeeeeeeally hate it when teachers give this work out unless it happens to be class work, but we are talking about homework here, so that's a moot point. Busy work is boring. It's pointless. And it wastes time that could be spent doing something more useful/interesting. Who knows, perhaps that time could be spent doing something that's BOTH (rare as it is). However, of course, not all homework is busy work. Some homework is actually USEFUL (hopefully the majority of it, I'd hate to spend most of my homework time on something pointless), as in it helps reinforce what you learned in class that day. This homework reduces the amount of time needed to be spent studying before a test (or at least it can, but some people choose to study for hours anyway), and just simply helps you remember, even after the test is long gone.

As can probably be told from my previous statements, I am not a fan of homework. I am of the opinion that school should stay in school, and the remainder of the day be ours for what we wish to do with it. Alas, I do not run the program. Oh well.