A. TIME B. CENTURY C. CAREER D. LIVING PASSAGE 2 MANY PEOPLE NOW TH...

30.A. time B. century C. career D. living

Passage 2

Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They saw 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.

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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 with their children. Parents are often better at

teaching their own children!