Has anyone actually had this much homework?

My biology teacher gave me 52 pages (no joke- and these aren't simple short sheets) over thanksgiving break (which we got the whole week).  What the hell?   This is all new stuff, 3 informal online labs in that. 
Seriously, wtf?  

Thanks a whole fucking lot teach!  Jees, it's not like this should be a time to relax at all, and of course there's no such thing as work for us people either...nope... of course...everyone gets the day off on black friday as well!  And it's not like stores prepare for that either...

Yes, and then some. No, I mean, "Yes, and then much more." What grade?

Enjoy.

I love how teachers just assume that no one that goes to college or school has a job or anything important like that. "Oh here is some homework that needs to be done in order to pass the class... But dont worry, 5 years from now you wont remember what you learned from it!"

I have only had 1 teacher like that in college so far, and I basically said fuck that and failed the class to be honest. It was impossible for me to do 14 hours worth of other classes and work alongside this class, it was easily 4 hours of homework a day. So ridiculous.

"I love how teachers just assume that no one that goes to college or school has a job or anything important like that. "Oh here is some homework that needs to be done in order to pass the class... But dont worry, 5 years from now you wont remember what you learned from it!""

"Gunner said:

"I love how teachers just assume that no one that goes to college or school has a job or anything important like that. "Oh here is some homework that needs to be done in order to pass the class... But dont worry, 5 years from now you wont remember what you learned from it!""

I used to say the same thing whilst procrastinating my way through high school.

I'm a manager at a Barnes & Noble bookstore and a full-time student at a major university studying two separate majors.  Despite that banal, egotistical lathering I just gave myself, I still have time to play video games and *gasp* surf message boards in order to argue with teenagers about what game deserves "Game of the Year" honors. 

My point?  That getting work done is as much about conviction and determination as it is free time.  Time is important, sure.  But you might be surprised what a person can do when they plant themselves into a chair--preferably in the midst of a room stuffed with nothing but the echoes of your thoughts--and focus. "

But whether or not that work is important or not is a different matter. I dont mind sitting down to work on a paper, but when a teacher gives you a bunch of worthless shit that you either alreadt know or dont need to know, not to mention giving a shitload of it pisses me off. When i was going to highschool i had a teacher that always gave me shitloads of homework over the holidays, i used to lose so much sleep over the amount of crap i had to do. But am i a more intellegent person having done all that work? No not at all."

 That getting work done is as much about conviction and determination as it is free time.  

Each year, it seems like my homework that is given to me drastically decreases. No joke, comparing my homework from my Freshman year (not College), to my Sophomore year is pretty crazy. Considering about half the week I won't be assigned homework.

Yes, and I have about a day and a half to do all this shit.

I remember Biology, I loved that class, I guess that's why I got an A on that class and no matter how much homework we had I managed to do it all, on time. I bet there's some secret about doing homework there. I guess I forgot.

I had an AP English course in High School that required I read the Crucible over the summer and then write twelve three-page papers on a variety of subjects related to the book, four pages of related vocabulary, and three pages of related short answer questions. I was the only person in the class who got an A on the entire thing, as well, and half of my papers were written the night before school began (the due date).
I really did not enjoy doing it, and haven't had an assignment so big since. I don't miss HS one bit.

I was given 100 pages of Latin divided up into pages to translate and questions to answer to do over the summer holidays. I didn't touch it.

My biggest problem with school is homework. Were it not for that, I would actually enjoy school. Unfortunately, each and every teacher seems to be of the mind that they are the only teacher giving homework. Either that or they just don't care.

You guys have way too much homework. I've never gotten that much...

in high school , I had no problem with assignments regarding Math and physics whatsoever , though other subjects  kinda made me tired

Americans seem to be pushed to the limit. In Britian, my average homework would consist of around a two pages a subject, and I'm a B grade student.

Well right now I have a Science Test, Math Test, Social Studies Test, and a Language Test coming up. I also got a couple pages of math, a poetry assignment, a book report, and a math assignment but SmugDarkLoser still beats me by a lot! Man I pity you...

"I love how teachers just assume that no one that goes to college or school has a job or anything important like that. "Oh here is some homework that needs to be done in order to pass the class... But dont worry, 5 years from now you wont remember what you learned from it!""

Man, 52 pages?  You got off light, sir.  High school wasn't nice here.  You got it LAID ON YOU!

"Sir_Ragnarok said:

"Gunner said:

"I love how teachers just assume that no one that goes to college or school has a job or anything important like that. "Oh here is some homework that needs to be done in order to pass the class... But dont worry, 5 years from now you wont remember what you learned from it!""

I used to say the same thing whilst procrastinating my way through high school.

I'm a manager at a Barnes & Noble bookstore and a full-time student at a major university studying two separate majors.  Despite that banal, egotistical lathering I just gave myself, I still have time to play video games and *gasp* surf message boards in order to argue with teenagers about what game deserves "Game of the Year" honors. 

My point?  That getting work done is as much about conviction and determination as it is free time.  Time is important, sure.  But you might be surprised what a person can do when they plant themselves into a chair--preferably in the midst of a room stuffed with nothing but the echoes of your thoughts--and focus. "

But whether or not that work is important or not is a different matter. I dont mind sitting down to work on a paper, but when a teacher gives you a bunch of worthless shit that you either alreadt know or dont need to know, not to mention giving a shitload of it pisses me off. When i was going to highschool i had a teacher that always gave me shitloads of homework over the holidays, i used to lose so much sleep over the amount of crap i had to do. But am i a more intellegent person having done all that work? No not at all."

Look, when your music teacher tells you to write a 200 page (front and back is one page) essay on Jimi Hendrix's significance in the music industry and how he substantially changed rock 'n' roll for a new generation....

"Look, when your music teacher tells you to write a 200 page (front and back is one page) essay on Jimi Hendrix's significance in the music industry and how he substantially changed rock 'n' roll for a new generation....

....and it's worth 15% of your overall grade for the semester....

....then you can come crying to me.

"

Well, if you do about 12 pages a day, you'll have it all finished up by breaks end...:)

"Look, when your music teacher tells you to write a 200 page (front and back is one page) essay on Jimi Hendrix's significance in the music industry and how he substantially changed rock 'n' roll for a new generation....

....and it's worth 15% of your overall grade for the semester....

....then you can come crying to me.

"

In college that is common. Maybe your teach is used to teaching at a college or something.

just don't do it

I had two papers and a speech to write up over the break. Of course I didn't work on them for some frickin reason. Dammit I'm a bad student.

I had to hand in 30 notecards if that's of any help.... What grade are you?