People have been trying to find out if homework is good or bad for school children， and they have different opinions．

    （1）Some people think that homework is an important part of learning for students． They believe it not only enables children to practice what they have learned in class， but also helps improve their handwriting． They also say that homework helps teach children how to work on their own． （2）Also，it's a skill which is useful to them in future life．

    Others disagree， though． （3）他们认为家庭作业给孩子们太多的压力． And the time spent on homework could have been used to do other activities like reading and playing sports． To back up their opinion， they give the example of Finland（芬兰）． （4）在芬兰，学生几乎没什么作业．But the country remains one of the most educationally successful countries in the world．

    Here is my point of view（观点） on this matter． （5）Whether the homework is good or bad depends on the purpose of it． If there is no clear reason for giving homework， the students won't get anything from doing it， so it should not be set． However， I still believe that homework can really help with children's learning， if teachers clearly tell them why they should do the homework and let them know how they have done in their homework．

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