Last January, students were all presented with new Chromebooks to condense the paper usage and expand on students resources for their work.
Prior to receiving Chromebooks, there were still several assignments that were just paper. Now however, some teachers are pushing towards completely abolishing hard copies of assignments. Even with this push, there are still plenty of classrooms are getting along just fine with pencils and paper, there is no need for change.
All students have had assignments online to complete before the next class begins. Most people are not concerned with finishing their work at home.
“[Homework is] exhausting, but it’s something I never have to worry about, ” senior Madison Choate said.
The fact is, when some students go home, they do not have access to finish their online assignments. They are forced to either finish the assignment in another class or take a poor grade on the homework.
“I usually have to push my mom to take me to groundhouse,” freshman Hayleigh Lee said. “But it usually ends up bad.”
This is unfair to both the teacher and the student. The student is not able to put forward their best work on the assignment given and the teacher is left with a sub-par piece of work to grade.
Some argue that the internet makes homework easier, which of course is true. It gives the student access to information easily so they do not have to dig through books to find it.
“Computers can help you because you don’t have to have a certain book on a topic,” sophomore Sydney Wetherington said.
It also could make planning easier on the teacher. They can keep track of who turned in assignments on time, keep all of their students work in one place and not have to carry around every students individual assignment.
While it has its advantages, the pros of online work do not outweigh the cons. Students passing their classes is more important than having all assignments turned in on Google Classroom.
The answer to this is clear, it is a necessity to take into account the student’s needs. While many kids can go home and work online, there are still many who can not.
Online work is unnecessary and causes problems. Sticking to paper assignments fixes the problems online work causes.