In response to “The Homework Revolution,” by Lauren M., I would just like to say that I agree with Lauren about her beliefs that there is just too much homework. Getting these assignments done is even tougher if you participate in a sport or other after-school activities.

I come home every night dreading the fact that I will have to open up my backpack and start working on hours of homework. Lauren is right when she describes how ­students get sick, and don’t get enough sleep. I get, at the most, five hours of sleep a night. This then carries over to the next day where I fall asleep in class, missing important lessons, because I was up too late working on homework.

Schools in the United States need to reduce the amount of homework. Give students a chance to prove that we can get high test scores and better grades with less homework. I guarantee there will be a noticeable difference in classroom participation and test scores within the first couple of weeks.