Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow students to stay at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children's homework.
It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children!
1. According to the writer, __________.
a. many parents would like their children to have less homework.
b. homework is unnecessary for children.
c. students should do a lot of homework in their leisure time at home.
d. teachers used to give their students less homework than they do now.
2. According to many parents , _____________.
a. most homework is different from the work the students have done in class.
b. their children have to plan the homework tasks.
c. a lot of homework has not been planned properly.
d. most teachers give homework that have already been done at school.
3. Which of the following sentences is not true?
a. Children do not have any homework now in Turkey.
b. In some countries in Europe, teachers are allowed to give children homework only at weekends.
c. Children can do their homework at school and help one another in some schools in Britain.
d. Greek Parents thought their children’s homework was too difficult.
4. Only a small number of people_________.
a. can help their children with their homework.
b. take interest in their children’s homework.
c. agree that homework is unnecessary.
d. think that homework is unfair.
5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
a. Teachers should advise parents about how to work together with their children at home.
b. Greek parents wanted to stop homework.
c. Some parents don’t help their children with their homework.
d. Many teachers think that students should have homework.
