To me, my parents’ money problems aren’t a very big concern. My family may not have the most money around, but we don’t spend the most either. We don’t have the boats, four-wheelers, snowmobiles, etc. that many people have. Yet we still manage to have fun. I think a lot of people in this world are way too materialistic.
My family doesn’t have the nicest cars or the biggest tv. Even our computer is about seven years old; and yet we still manage to get by and have fun. My brother had a friend who was very rich. They have everything a person could want. They were no happier than us.
Money and “things” do not bring happiness, though it is often thought they do. It is kindness, service, the satisfaction of a job well done. Money can’t buy everything, a wise man once said.
Some kids don’t have to work for anything. It is all handed to them by their parents. I believe that if you work hard for something, then achieve it, it will have much more meaning to you then someone who got it given to them.

When adults go to their jobs, they do no’t want to bring their work home. The purpose of going to the office is to do work, not to get work to bring home. School is the same way. Students should no’t have to bring assignments home.
I think teachers should not give as much homework to students. Whenever I have a lot of homework to do, I cannot concentrate. Sometimes I am so stressed out, I just put together a sloppy project, which does not help me learn.
Teachers say they have plenty of reasons to give homework. They say there is not enough time in one period to teach what is necessary. However, when you are doing homework, you don't learn. Instead, you just get stressed out and overwhelmed.
I realize that not all teachers give a lot of homework. My eighth grade science teacher did not give us homework if we would apply ourselves during class. He said that he did not like to bring work home, so we shouldn't have to either. I learned just as much, if not more, in that class as I have in any other.
School should not be about homework. It should be about schoolwork done at school. With less homework, students could concentrate more and even learn more in class.