360 Degrees: Homework

Homework: The bane of a beautiful spring afternoon or the ticket to a career where you can rake in the dough? There are so many takes on homework, by teachers, parents and students, and some of them may be surprising to you.
The first, and the obvious, largely held by the students, is the whole, "Homework is stupid. It takes time out of my day, sometimes it challenges me and sometimes I don't even have time to do it all." The real reason students choose to not do or like homeworks is simply that they prefer other thins to it. Who doesn't prefer a new episode of their favorite TV show to 35 Algebra problems and 2 chapters of history homework. Its logical to want to have fun as much as possible, but it isn't a good choice in the long run, unless you enjoy nothing more than reading Shakespeare and doing French exercises online.
Another view is that it is a method to challenge your mind to grow and perform better, so that you do better in school. Students who recognize this take advantage of it and soon outperform their peers because they put more into their homework. If you invest in your mind and challenge it, it will amaze you and everyone you know, which is a very good thing. However, if you are far too smart for the course, or if you just are too stubborn to ask for help on what you don't know, your view of homework could shift back to the first paragraph and you will fall into a slump in school because you won't care about your homework.
Also, a view shared more by teachers than by students, is that homework is an evaluation to see how well you pay attention in class; what you know, how well you know it and how well you can apply it. This is where homework and reading quizzes come into play. Most of the time, just by doing the homework or reading, you will pass the quiz and recieve virtually free points towards your grade.
All of these views on homework are held by many people. While all of them may not be viable or good views, they are common. What students who are making the wrong choice should do is try to put emphasis on their homework because it will help them do better in school and then later on in life.