There is a phrase that goes, “Practice makes perfect.” Assigning students with homework is a great example for them to apply what they have learned in class and practice it. Practicing serves several purposes for students and their parents.

As an example, homework gives the students the opportunity to reinforce what they have learned. They can practice the concepts they have learned through their homework through different sets of activities that use the concepts they have learned in different ways. As such, the more they practice and get used to the concept, they will learn more and through time, master it. This will heavily contribute to their grades and can be used as a guide for a student’s learning experience as well.

If a child is constantly having trouble with their homework while the concepts used or topics are still the same, this can also be used to inform the student’s teacher or tutor about their difficulties and set for a plan to effectively overcome this. However, there are also some factors that parents should consider before talking about their children’s difficulties to their teachers or tutor. Consider that homework is to improve a student’s understanding of the lesson. This wouldn’t be the end result if the homework given is too difficult or something that can cause stress to the students, an example would be a newly introduced topic to the class, and homework is already too complicated.

With this, instead of reaping the benefits of homework, it can become a source of frustration among students. This may be the time they will start to hate doing homework and doubt the advantages of it. In the worst forms of cases, they may even become a source of incorrect skills or information for students. Doing something repeatedly is a good thing as it becomes second nature and through time, master it. However, it’s only good if it’s targeted and informed, and done consistently.