Each school day, students head home with a list
this passage has been assigned for a
of assignments. from reading chapters to writing group discussion to answer the question
reports to preparing projects, students often have "do students have too much homework? "
hours of homework to complete each day. the how will the article be most for the
national education association recommends
about two hours of homework for high school
group?
students per day. however, many receive three
for creating an agenda for the discussion
hours or more.
some in the educational community claim that 1 o for identifying facts to support their
this is too much and that students are
opinions
overwhelmed. research shows that high levels of
homework can result in increased stress, weight
for writing questions to clarify points of
loss, exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and other
view
issues. in a study in the journal of experimental
education, 56 percent of the students cited
for reminding students about discussion
homework as their main cause of stress.
rules
however, others say that the amount of
hometrl has not changed enhetantially

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return