What is the purpose of teachers giving extra work they won't even check? It adds to kids stress of getting work done. It is however good for the kids who have the time for the extra practice or need it. But, when the kid is staying up late to finish and goes to school sleep deprived and finds out that the teacher won't worry about going over it. When this happens, it causes them not to do very well in their other classes because they are tired, and for basically no reason.
If teachers are going to hand out busy work, then they should at least tell the students in advance that it is for extra help or practice. If the students don't know, they could miss out on something for, lose sleep, or not get something from another class done, just because they took the time to do the assignment. Even if it does give them extra help, it serves no purpose when it comes to the main things that do matter and give credit. Maybe the student will have time and work hard, but having their work not checked could affect how they do on the test. They maybe didn’t do too well but how are they supposed to know that? They think they did well when they didn’t, and that could ruin their grade when they take the test.
Even if the student is doing well, knows the answers, and has the time, they could still be frustrated. Knowing that they worked on something they already knew when they could have been doing something else, maybe working on something from another class. The extra study is good for kids who need it and have the time because it could help them become better. I’, not saying handing out busy work is bad to do, I’m saying that the students need to be told that it is practice. I appreciate busy work, but not when I stay up late working on it only to find i didn't have to do it.