One of the most difficult challenges that teachers and parents face is getting teenagers to do their homework. A common complaint with high school students is that they do not have enough time to do their homework. In these years, students are holding down more jobs, taking on more household responsibilities, and participating in more extracurricular activities than any other generation of students.
             At a time when teachers nationwide are assigning more and increasingly difficult homework to prepare students to meet more rigorous academic standards, parents find themselves unable to tackle their children's homework. The quantity and difficulty of assignments can turn weeknights into hours-long research detours, leaving kids in tears and parents with migraines. On the other hand, homework can have a positive effect on achievement as children grow older. Despite the stress of monitoring the quality and quantity of homework, many students are left trying to cope with a huge, often boring, and homework load. But, it's all for good.
             As more and more distractions are made available to the teenager, today's students must be aware of the importance of doing their homework. Homework is a necessary component of every successful student's education. By doing homework, a student will learn independent thought, perform better in school, and provide a greater chance for economic success in their post-education lives. Students, to succeed, must become responsible for their education. Homework is supposed to review what has been taught in class to reinforce the concepts and ideas. It is not supposed to be new learning, so that the parent then has to become the teacher.
             Students spend less than five hours of classroom time per week in a particular subject in a high school. During this time, the teacher introduces new concepts and skills by building on previous lessons. For the student to become proficient with these newly taught ideas and abi...