No Homework on Weekends: Yay or Nay?

DepEd Memorandum No. 392 states that “no homework shall be given during weekends for pupils to enjoy their childhood, and spend quality time with their parents without being burdened by the thought of doing lots of homework.”

This is in today’s news, which me and my mom talked about. While I am no longer a student, I certainly feel for all the students. No wonder students of this generation are so stressed. They go to school in the early morning and leave in mid-afternoon. When they get home, they take with them tons of homework to do for various subjects and sometimes, they even have to review for quizzes for the following school day. At the end of everything, these students end up very tired. They no longer enjoy their childhood.

My mom is also right when she said that students should not only learn or study when they have homework. This memorandum could even teach students to have better study habits because this time, they truly enjoy it and not only because they are bound to do so. So for me, I think this is a very good call.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.
Harold Wilson