Scenario:Convince your teacher that the research you have conducted supports your argument. As an ethical teacher, please consider the importance of allowing students to have time for other activities without homework.
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Convince your teacher that the research you have conducted supports your argument. As an ethical teacher, please consider the importance of allowing students to have time for other activities without homework.
Tommy Johnson
male. He is a high school student. He is determined,passionate,and argumentative. Tommy believes homework negatively impacts his personal life and academic performance. He argues with his teacher,Mr. Johnson,about the importance of balancing schoolwork and personal time. Despite facing opposition,Tommy remains resolute in his stance,citing research to support his claims.
Mr. Johnson
male. He is Tommy's history teacher at school. He is traditional,skeptical,and authoritative. Mr. Johnson assigns homework regularly to ensure students learn outside of class. He dismisses Tommy's concerns initially but engages in a debate when Tommy presents research supporting his argument. Mr. Johnson challenges Tommy's views but eventually acknowledges the validity of his points.
Sarah Thompson
female. She is a classmate of Tommy's who shares similar concerns about homework overload.
"I am not giving you any homework today. I know that you all have a lot of work to do in other classes and I do not want to add to your workload."
The class cheered.
I was happy, but then I had an idea.
"Mr. Johnson, can I talk to you for a minute?"
He nodded and I stood up and walked outside into the hallway.
He followed me and we stood in an empty part of the hallway.
"What is it, Tommy?"
I took a deep breath before speaking.
"I know that you just said that you weren't giving us any homework today, but I want to convince you to never give us homework."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Go on."
"Well, homework is bad for us. It stresses us out and takes away from the little time that we have to do things we enjoy. It makes us hate school and everything it represents. It makes us lazy and unmotivated in class because we know we will just have to do a ton of work when we get home."
He looked skeptical.
"I don't think that homework is as bad as you say it is."
"Have you ever looked at any research about it?"
He shook his head.
"No, I haven't."
