The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

When people talk about homework overload, I often think the real issue isn’t the amount, but the quality of what kids are asked to do. Repeating tasks without understanding usually leads to frustration, not learning. I’ve seen this clearly with language homework, where students memorize rules but don’t know how to use them. Advanced grammar, like tricky verb tenses, can feel especially overwhelming if it’s just dumped on you as an assignment. At one point, I had to slow down and actually learn more about how a tense works in context. Breaking things down and applying them made homework far less stressful and much more effective.

Homework gets a bad reputation sometimes, but I think it’s more about how we approach it than the amount itself. When I started learning how to organize my study time better and focus on understanding instead of memorizing, things got much easier. The tutors at mysupergeek were a big part of that shift - they showed me smarter ways to study and explained concepts I struggled with in a simple way. They don’t do the work for you but guide you to learn more effectively, which honestly makes studying way less stressful.