Are Students in the United States Getting Too Much Homework?

ARE STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES GETTING TOO MUCH HOMEWORK? 55.7 107.2 53.1 88.8 minutes minutos 14 minutes 18 47.5 50.0 Washington 18 81.0 minutes 44.0 82.0 110.0 minutes minutes minutes 11 minutos Maine 12 OR North Dakota minutes Vermont minutes 15 85.0 Montana 48.0 84.0 Minnesota 20 45.0 90.0 17 43.6 84.5 minutes minufes 44.5 WY minutes minutes minutes New Hampshire minutes Idaho minutes minutes South Dakota Wisconsin MI New York IA PA 93.0 NV 50.0 20 11 minutes minufes 51.4 80.3 51.8 OH 56.0 48.0 102.0 Nebraska minutes minutes minutes minutos Connecticut minutes 10 minutes Utah Indiana 80.5 KS Illinois 85.7 West Virginia minutes minutes KY 84.4 Missouri California AZ minutes OK TN 54.0 90.0 81.4 Virginia 13 minutes 48.0 88.1 84.2 minutes minutes 10 48.0 Arkansas AL minutes New Mexico minutes minutes minutos 46,1 South Carolina AK Mississippi minutes Georgia 54.0 102.0 Техas minutes 19 44.0 Louisiana minutes minutes HI Florida Top 20 U.S. States Where Students Receive the Most Homework in Elementary and Middle School (Minutes per Day) Top 20 U.S. States Where Students Receive the Most Homework in High School (Minutes per Day) OTHER KEY STATISTICS AND STUDIES notees 15 A study by Stanford educators found that 56% of students surveyed cited homework as a primary stressor in their lives, contributing to migraines, ulcers, and sleep deprivation. Less than 1% of students said homework The National Education Association The National Center for Education recommends that students spend 10 minutes per grade level each night on homework. Statistics found that high school students get an average of 6.8 hours and elementary students get an average of 4.7 hours of homework each week. was not a stressor. L The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that after around four hours Research by the High School Journal indicates that students Research by the City University of New York found that students who engage in self-regulatory processes while doing homework develop goal-setting, time management, and focus that lead to higher assigned homework outperformed of homework per week, the additional time invested in 69% of students without homework on both standardized homework has a negligible impact on performance. tests and grades. achievement. HOW HOMEWORK TIME AROUND THE WORLD CORRELATES WITH GDP AND HAPPINESS Note: The World Happiness Index ranks 149 countries, with 1 being the best ranking and 149 the worst. Netherlands China Масао Russia $84,096.40 $10,261.68 Croatia 84 Singapore $11,585.00 $52,331.32 76 Hong Kong $14,936.10 Kazakhstan 60 13.8 $48,713.47 77 9.7 32 $9,812.39 45 9.4 Australia 5.9|5.8 Italy $55,060.33 8.8 -- $33.228.24 28 8.7 19 15 7.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.5 25 7.3 6.9 United States 6.6 46 27 $12,919.53 Ireland 40 $43,103.32 38 $23,723.31 51 $19,601.89 44 $17,828.89 53 $15,692.51 $16,731.82 United Arab Emirates $29,600.38 Romania Estonia Latvia Hungary Lithuania Spain Poland Homework Time (Hours per Week) GDP per Capita (in U.S. Dollars) Happiness Index Ranking Sources: www.oneclass.com Playground Equipment! www.worldatlas.com www.onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu www.nces.ed.gov www.oecd-ilibrary.org www.procon.org $78,660.96 $65,233.28 0:0: $65,297.52