09/01/2017 Newsround

Loads of you have been getting in touch today

We've been asking if primary schools should be doing any at all.

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Homework - it's given out in most of the primary

schools in the UK but, for more than 100 years,

experts have been trying to decide whether or not it's a good thing

Some people think homework puts too much pressure on kids.

They say research suggests homework in primary school isn't

And, because of this, some teachers and heads want it

But others say homework is an important part of you learning

how to work on your own and gives you the chance to practise what

you've learnt in the classroom - like times tables, reading,

At this school, the students are given written and number

Homework is a good thing because it might help children

who are struggling or just need a bit more information to help them,

and I think all children should be doing it.

I don't like homework because I feel, after

I think it's beneficial because you are re-capping

and you are revising what you've just done.

Sometimes, I get really stressed when I don't have it all done.

The government says head teachers can make their own decision

about whether or not to set homework.

So why does this school, like many others, think it's important?

Basically, we give them homework because we want them to reaffirm

what they've learnt that week and enjoy what they are learning.

And we also want them to be ready for when they go

They will be getting homework on a regular basis

I would like homework to be a bit more varied and I'd like there to be

If homework was taken away, I'd feel glad but also sad

because homework helps me know what I'm doing and makes

But I would be happy as well because I would have more time to spend with

my family. Over at Newsround online

today, you've been busy Amelie, who's eight,

thinks homework is good as it helps you to remember what you've

learnt in class. But nine-year-old Edward says,

sometimes, when you're doing your homework,

you can get very stressed. But Callum loves homework,

saying he likes learning and, if you use a laptop or read,

then you are practising Thanks for getting in touch with us,

and there's still time There'll be more on this

on tomorrow's Newsround, when we'll hear from the school that

scrapped maths and English homework I fit my entire body into a piece of

a fourth paper. I designed my own board game. I made a cake from

scratch. Next, the Prime Minister,

Theresa May, says she wants more help in schools for children

who are having mental She says she'll give extra training

to teachers as well as look at new services for young people

who might need help. This starts with ensuring that

children and teenagers get the help and support they need and deserve.

In 2014, one in ten young people said they had experienced cyber

bullying. So first, we will introduce a package of measures to

inform the way we respond to mental illness from young people.

There's loads of help and advice about mental health issues

at Newsround online, where you can find our guides to

To sport and Fifa, the group in charge of international football,

will vote tonight on making the World Cup bigger than ever

It COULD mean a much greater chance of Wales, Scotland,

Northern Ireland and England all playing at the

Some of Hollywood's biggest names got together for the first film

ceremony of the year, the Golden Globes,

which gives awards out to the year's best movies.

In the animated category, it was Zootopia, who came out on top.

We are in a really big hurry. I am on a break.

They beat the other big Disney movie, Moana.