--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Homework description: Homework | Navigating your child's education is more than just the three R's. Here you'll find trends, resources, and perspectives on issues facing today's students who are preparing for kindergarten, college, and the grades in between. --- - [VISIT WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WEBSITE](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) - [![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png)](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) [![DOWNLOAD VIEWBOOK](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482) - [Ages 3-K Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Grades 1-5 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Grades 6-8 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Grades 9-12 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 9-12 ###### 5 min read ## [Homework: Helpful or Hurtful?](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) By [Worthington Christian School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/author/worthington-christian-school) on Nov 18, 2021 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Homework.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) Homework. Those assignments, questions, problems, projects, papers that teachers give to students to complete outside of regular classroom time. It seems to be part and parcel of the formal schooling experience. Students have homework. That's just the way school "works."  Yet, in spite of its seeming simplicity and central place within education, homework is quite a controversial issue. It has strong [proponents](https://sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v20n02/homework.html) and fierce [opponents](https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/the-homework-debate-the-case-against-homework/) among administrators, teachers, parents, and students at all levels of education.  Topics: [High School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/high-school) [College Admissions](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-admissions) [College Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/college-readiness) [Anxiety](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/anxiety) [Teen Mental Health](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/teen-mental-health) [Homework](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/topic/homework) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/homework-helpful-or-hurtful) [All posts](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12/all) ### Featured ### SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE MORE HELPFUL ARTICLES FOR NAVIGATING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION ![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) Worthington Christian School is Columbus, Ohio's leader in K-12 grade Christian education. - BLOG MENU - [Navigating Ages 3-K](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Navigating Grades 1-5](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Navigating Grades 6-8](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Navigating Grades 9-12](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ###### Contact Us 614-431-8215 [info@worthingtonchristian.com](mailto:info@worthingtonchristian.com) 6675 Worthington-Galena Road Worthington, OH 43085 ###### Subscribe ©2020 Worthington Christian School, Inc. All rights reserved.