Sentences with phrase «heavy homework load»

Certain activities require a larger investment of time than others, which can create additional pressure for kids who are already struggling with a heavy homework load.

Between the heavy homework loads, extracurricular activities and college applications, today's high school students face a multitude of stresses and competition.

Early school start times, heavy homework loads, jobs, extracurricular activities, and social activities cut into teens» sleep.

«Our findings on the effects of homework challenge the traditional assumption that homework is «inherently good» (Gill & Schlossman, 2001, p. 27), and instead suggest that researchers, practitioners, students, and parents unpack why the default practice of assigning heavy homework loads exists, in the face of evidence of its negative effects.»

Not exact matches

Though students were allowed to stay in the same building, everything else about their school appeared to have changed, including a longer school day and a heavy load of daily homework.

Schoolwork Your child will need to adapt to new teaching and assessment styles, cope with a wide range of subjects, adjust to having different teachers in different classrooms, become more responsible for his own learning, manage a heavier and more complicated study and homework load, and learn a new and more complex timetable.