A majority of Morton East students get homework often.
In a random survey of 58 Morton students, 40 said they do get homework. According to Google’s AI, the majority (94%) of high school students get homework outside of school. The amount of homework assigned keeps slowly increasing over time. In a recent survey, high school students reported spending 6.8 hours doing homework per week. As a result, doing homework benefits you by improving your academic performance, learning more, and being more responsible. In a random survey, a majority of Morton East students get homework often.
“I always get homework. When I forget about my homework and it adds up, it takes me two hours to finish it,” senior Emanuel Leanos said.
Some classes assign more homework than others. AP classes often include hours of homework to keep up.
“I get most of my homework in AP English. I always get homework in that class, and it takes me one hour to do it,” senior David Medina-Alfaro said.
Most AP classes give out homework to practice more; in normal core classes, they don’t get homework.
“I don’t get stressed with homework because I don’t get any, and whenever I do get homework, I finish it in class,” sophomore Jose Aranda Cervantes said.
Some teachers don’t assign homework.
“I never assign homework. I find time is best spent working on assignments or reading in class. Maybe one day I’ll assign chapters of our novels to read outside of class, but I haven’t quite planned for those days yet,” said English teacher Mr. Anthony Camacho.
But some students do require more time to finish assignments, and teachers suggest they finish at home.
“If a student doesn’t finish the assignment in class, they often will do it as homework to catch up. I never assign homework directly though, just make it clear if it doesn’t get completed in class, it will need to be completed outside of class,” said English teacher Mr. Anthony Camacho.
