I was bored the other day after a long, stressful four hours of homework, and this was the result. I hope you enjoy!

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I'm sure that every teenager on the face of this planet has thought at least once in his or her lifetime that homework should be banned from the United States. But have you ever actually thought why? I never had until just the other day, and in my pondering I realized many things that should really be taken into account.

1) Most of it is a waste of time. If a teacher were to read this, right about now they would be saying, "It is NOT! Homework that is assigned in my class is made for practice, diligence, and preparation for the real world!"  Now excuse me while I go throw up. After 45 minutes of lecture on a certain subject, do you really think it necessary to have more of the exact same work at home? And diligence… haha. I'm not sure about you, but I've never met one right-minded teenager in my life that actually cares enough to take enough time to make their homework perfect. And then of course, there's always the 'preparation for the real world'. Unless I'm mistaken, which I very well might be, I don't believe our boss in 15 years will be saying, 'Now adults, I'd like you to write a 500 word essay for me on why you shouldn't be throwing desks during work hours.' Am I correct? So while we are wasting time doing this 'important' work, we could be doing much more productive things, like helping to save the wildlife or taking over the world. (Hey, it could happen!)

2) How do we know something terrible isn't being created out of all this extra work? With all the things teenagers cram their brains with today, like song lyrics or video game strategies, all this extra information needed for homework might lead to something terrible! Our brains are slowly filling up with random facts and trivia, and before we know it, we might find it physically impossible to fit anything else! Carefully study the example script below of what might happen because of the overload.

Mr. Bush: Hello young child. I was recently asked by my publicity adviser to conduct an interview with an average American teenager.

Average teen: Why, I'm honored you chose my Mr. Bush! Feel free to ask anything!

Mr. Bush: Yes, yes. Now first off, what is your favorite color?

Average Teenager: Um… *shoot*… I should know this…. Too… much… social studies… tonight… Oh ya! Now I remember! Blue!

Mr. Bush: Um… thank you…. Next question! How many people are in your family?

Average teenager: Uh oh! Well… you see… I did have a rather alarming amount of math tonight… and I believe the… Pythagorean theorem has…. Replaced that information…

At this point the teenager would go into a stress overload attack and start sputtering and twitching all over the ground. Now what impression do you think that would give for our country? And all because of too much homework, which brings us to our next subject.

3) You think a country of teenagers with over packed brains is scary? Well, what if that theory backfires, and an entire army of brainwashed teenagers is formed? This hypothesis is completely reasonable, considering our brains have not fully developed yet. With all of this information being thrown at us, our brains could easily go into denial and refuse every little piece of it. I fact, if you observe carefully enough, you can see this already beginning to take place. Here is an example from an average family conversation.

Mom:  Average teenage child of mine, will you please wash the family's dishes?

Average Teenage Child: sure mother!

*five minutes later*

Mom: Child of mine? These plates are still sitting here.

Average Teenage Child: Oops! I forgot to do what you asked! I must have studied to hard today, my brain is being washed.

Mom: That's all right dear. While you're at it, would you mind cleaning the house?

At this rate, within a week the house will be in ruins and the dishes will be swarming with bugs! 'Why?' you ask? Simple, every time a bit of information enters one ear, the brain automatically processes it as useless homework information and pushes it out the other.

4) Mass build up of homework materials. Have you ever considered the fact that our world could slowly fill up with pencils, papers, calculators, and textbooks until the planet simply bursts and causes another mass extinction? With all the trash mass problems we are already having today, why add to them with extra supplies that goes to no use anyway?

Now, I realize that there are millions upon millions of other reasons to ban homework, but I feel that if I were to continue I would not be finished before my life expectation time is over. I hope that I have helped you along the path of rightfulness in understanding some of the more concealed facts in this topic, and bid you a nice day.

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