:00:00. > :00:00.You're watching Newsround with me, Ricky.
:00:00. > :00:14.These students will be deciding whether they are four against home
:00:15. > :00:24.Find out why this woman is knitting needles.
:00:25. > :00:29.And find out why this woman is knitting noodles.
:00:30. > :00:32.First - it's probably the last thing you want to hear this morning!
:00:33. > :00:35.Homework, but we want to know what you thnk of it.
:00:36. > :00:37.Should you have more, less or none at all?
:00:38. > :00:39.It's something adults have been arguing about for years,
:00:40. > :00:41.so we put two of them, with very different views
:00:42. > :00:47.on the subject, to a panel of ten primary school students.
:00:48. > :00:52.They will be listening to two different
:00:53. > :00:54.arguments about homework and making a decision
:00:55. > :00:55.about which side of the
:00:56. > :00:58.The issue of homework has been debated for more
:00:59. > :01:01.than 100 years, so let's hear what they've got to say.
:01:02. > :01:03.Nancy is from one of the biggest teachers' unions
:01:04. > :01:09.Traditional homework isn't necessarily helpful to you.
:01:10. > :01:12.Sometimes, your parents can't get involved in it, because they're
:01:13. > :01:16.Sometimes, they get too involved in it and so the teachers
:01:17. > :01:17.don't know whether you did the homework or somebody
:01:18. > :01:20.And sometimes, when they try and help you,
:01:21. > :01:22.they can't and that help
:01:23. > :01:26.On the other side of the argument is Chris,
:01:27. > :01:28.from the campaign for real education.
:01:29. > :01:31.If you like to learn things, it's a very good thing to do
:01:32. > :01:33.homework, because what homework does is to support your learning.
:01:34. > :01:38.So whether you get home work from the school or not, many,
:01:39. > :01:40.many parents will sit with their children and do work
:01:41. > :01:42.with them, because they know it makes sense.
:01:43. > :01:47.Let's do some homework and let's do some play.
:01:48. > :01:53.And then, they put our speakers to the test.
:01:54. > :01:54.Do you think homework affected your learning?
:01:55. > :01:58.I wish I had done better when I was at school.
:01:59. > :02:01.I wish I had done more homework, really.
:02:02. > :02:03.Homework at secondary school was a very good
:02:04. > :02:07.At primary school, I don't think it made very much difference.
:02:08. > :02:10.To Nancy and Chris, did you agree with anything the other one said?
:02:11. > :02:13.Nancy wants you to have an enjoyable childhood and I would agree with
:02:14. > :02:17.We disagree about how much time you should be working and how
:02:18. > :02:22.We both talked about the importance of balance.
:02:23. > :02:25.What I disagree with his, I think children your age have to do
:02:26. > :02:30.I think the balance is completely wrong.
:02:31. > :02:34.I really enjoy doing homework, especially on certain
:02:35. > :02:38.subjects and I agreed with the things that Chris said.
:02:39. > :02:40.Today sort of confirmed what my opinion about
:02:41. > :02:43.homework was, because Nancy said that home work has to be balanced
:02:44. > :02:46.properly, but I don't think for me it is quite balanced.
:02:47. > :02:51.Today, I changed my mind and I think homework is important, because
:02:52. > :02:57.it will help you in tests and in your later life.
:02:58. > :02:59.Some really interesting points raised today, but
:03:00. > :03:01.now it is time for this panel to make their decision.
:03:02. > :03:04.Of course, this is just a sample of opinions, but
:03:05. > :03:07.today in this classroom, with eight for homework and two against it,
:03:08. > :03:21.Now, last night, Barack Obama made an emotional final speech
:03:22. > :03:24.Talking in Chicago, he thanked his wife Michelle,
:03:25. > :03:28.as well as his family and staff, but asked the American people to put
:03:29. > :03:38.aside their differences and work together in the future.
:03:39. > :03:41.It has been the honour of my life to serve you.
:03:42. > :03:47.In fact, I will be right there with you as a
:03:48. > :03:58.But for now, whether you are young or whether you are young at heart, I
:03:59. > :04:02.do have one final ask of you as your president.
:04:03. > :04:06.The same thing I asked you when you took a chance on me eight
:04:07. > :04:19.Not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.
:04:20. > :04:22.Now if you've got oodles of noodles and you don't know what to do
:04:23. > :04:26.That's what this lady in Singapore has done,
:04:27. > :04:31.but she's not making a jumper, it's actually for an art exhibition.
:04:32. > :04:33.Next up - what could you do in 11 hours?
:04:34. > :04:36.How about pull off one of the greatest tricks of all time?
:04:37. > :04:38.The clip starts with a golf club putting a ball,
:04:39. > :04:44.and across ten pool tables by travelling over cues that have
:04:45. > :04:51.A team from Bristol filmed this and put it online.
:04:52. > :04:53.Come back in half an hour for more Newsround.
:04:54. > :05:05.How many Blue Peter presenters does it take to change a light bulb?
:05:06. > :05:08.Why did the Blue Peter presenter cross the road?
:05:09. > :05:15.Can you do better? We want your own original joke.
:05:16. > :05:18.You can get in touch via your school or on your own.
:05:19. > :05:21.All the details are on the website, so head there and be funny.
:05:22. > :05:24.The winning joke will be performed live