Get involved: Should homework be banned?

Do you think you should have to do homework?

Well primary school children in Poland don't have to do it anymore after the government banned it.

Under the new rules, teachers can't give out compulsory homework - that's homework you have to do - to children aged seven to nine.

Meanwhile any homework given to children aged nine to 14 is optional and won't count towards a grade.

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There are mixed opinions among the children in Poland about the change.

Julian who is 9 said: "I like to do my homework because, after that, I know I will have more time to do other things, when I have done it, I will have time for other things that are also important."

But 11-year-old Ola is celebrating the changes. She loves music and drawing and hopes it means she has more time for her hobbies.

She said: "I am happy because this homework, I did not like it too much.

"It didn't really make much sense because most people in my class, in the morning would copy (it) from someone who has done the homework or would transcribe (it) from some (internet) pages. So, it didn't make sense."

Ola's mum doesn't agree, she said: "I am not very pleased, because it helps the child really remember their lessons, the homework. And helps (parents) stay on top of what the child has really learnt and of life at school."

The Polish government introduced strict limits on homework from the beginning of April as a way to improve the education system in the country.

The decision was announced by Education Minister, Barbara Nowacka who said: "When I read research regarding the mental health of children, their overload with learning, the reasons of depression, of tensions, stress, or loss of interest in learning, one of the factors, the one that could be removed fastest, was the burden of homework."

Not everyone agrees that banning homework is a good idea.

A charity called the Education Endowment Foundation suggests that homework in primary school can help children learn important skills, help get ready for tests and improve the connection between home and school.

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