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Examine this Question. Should reading has been classified as a piece of homework? Give your opinion please. (you can ignore the naming part.)

Reading has been homework, but is more exciting. Reading is also a hobby or a favourite passtime, like playing on a computer, watching TV when you were young. I think it is more of a passtime than a part of homework. Unnamed

I find I want to read more when I feel I don't have to. I think it should be encouraged but not said that you have to. Anonymous

I think reading shouldn't be classified as homework but should still be encouraged at school. Some people like to read books as a pastime because they get nervous that what they are reading the teacher won't approve of. Anonymous!!!!!!!

I agree with Anonymous (the second one). It should be encouraged. Still, I believe that some people would take this opportunity for reading not being homework for granted and forget about reading altogether. Reading one book each week should be compulsory, and if you want to read more, that should be encouraged. Anonymous

I disagree with the last anonymous. What if you cant read //one book// each week? What if you are too slow or the book is too long?? Reading should not be compulsory but encouraged and acknowledged(is that how you spell it???). Reading is very important and it shouldn't be forced upon people (I think reading shouldn't be homework, but you should get rewards for doin it anyway). ^__that would be sweet__^  __**Anonymous**__ =D That isnt how you spell aCknowledged( I changed it for you)

  I also think that reading should not be homework, but be encouraged. I enjoy reading, but always forget to write it on my reading sheet! Even last year. Reading should not be a thing to be dreaded, but something to look forward to. Anonymous.

Me too!!! i always forget. It is really hard to remember (sometimes I make it up. Shhhh!). He he! I never said that! Oh, and thanks for the fix-up, anonymous. I forgot how to spell that. ACKNOWLEDGED!!!! Oh and I still believe in what I said earlier. 

I think that reading shouldn't be classified as homework. This is because reading helps getting better grammar and the use of words. This means that you would do better in tests and if children don't want to do better in tests (l think that everyone would want to do better in their tests), they don't have to do reading. Also there are many students who have extra activities even after school like college or speech which probably could mean that they don't have time to do reading as their homework. Then, the next day, they would probably get into heaps of trouble because they didn't do reading which was part of their homework that they were meant to do. This is why l think that reading should not be classified as part of children's school homework. Anonymous... (Find out for yourselves who wrote this comment. KKK) (laura is that you???????) lol i knew it!!

I believe that reading should be encouraged but not for homework because you might not have time to read or the book might be way to long. You also might not like books (though I think everyone here does) so you might not want to read any. This is why. Anonymous

=**//__ANONYMOUS __//**= I agree with everyone. I always forget to do my reding sheet because I havent done it since middle of year 1!!!!!!

Why read? Reading isn't only a bit of homework. Reading can take your imagination anywhere, exite you, scare you or make you cry. Reading is beneficial for children, not only does it help save energy because kids won't spend time playing on their computer, but it help improve their vocabulary or speech. Some stories have a moral or will help children understand phrases like "Off the wall" or "In the red". Reading is also nearly compulsory if you are to become an author or editor and is still very important for jobs, e.g. engineer. How would he get his knowledge without books, and like the computer, books are also large storages of information. Untitled.

I think reading should be classified as homework. You can learn many things from reading a book (new words). Books are made to give you education and for reading if you have nothing to do. Teachers can give you homework that you have to read a book on like Space, Roman Numerals, Ancient Rome etc. I agree with the person above. Not to be named

i disagree with the person above. when the topic is Should reading be classified at homework, the person above is talking about reading to complete homework. the debate is should reading be CLASsIFIED as homework not should yuo read to DO homework. anyway you can always ask your parents, read it off the internet but not exactly off a book or you could already know about it. want to rebut on that?????????? ANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSANONYMOUSA

Idisagree with untitled. He(it sounds like one) says that kids wont spend time playing on the computer. well what are you doing on the computer?!? Why don't you go read!! I still agree with what is said earlier, and a bit earlier and a bit more earlier. oh and a bit more earlier(i entered the debate a few times)

Reading shouldn't be classified as homework because we already have enough things to do up our sleeves and it would be tiring after school and homework that you have to read. Even though it's quite exciting the stories, reading shouldn't be classified as homework. It should be a relaxation time and not be done EVERY SINGLE DAY! - Nathan Lol im the only one who has a name! - P.S this was added on the 14th August 2009. Just feel like doing debates again xD