There was a headline in today's paper about schools in NYC cutting back on homework requirements. Being a diligent and informed college student, this caught my attention right away. The article was about a handful of highly-competitive and expensive Upper East Side NY private school evaluating the impact large amounts of homework has on the health of students. These schools have a reputation of charging a lot of money for an intense academic routine. Now that they may be lessening the workload in favor of students getting more free and sleep time, mixed emotions have risen in response.
I particularly enjoyed the lede of this story because not only did it make me smile for its humor, but it really connected the reader to the subject of the story: students. With a story like this, its not vital to get all of the information out right away, so the reporter can ease into it to engage a reader like me, which it did.
As far as lowering the homework load goes, I think it should stay rigorous, just not insane. Parents who send there kids to this school pay a lot of money and expect results so I can see how they would be a bit upset for the toughness level to be lowered. The schools are correct in analyzing the situation with scientists and professionals because it shows ultimately they do have concern for the health and well-being of their students.
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