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Do you think you should have to do homework?

a child doing homework with illustrations of things she's thinking about appearing around her.Image source, Getty Images

More people in the UK think children should have to do homework now than in the 1930s, according to a new study.

The Policy Institute along with King's College London conducted a study in 2024 of more than 1,000 adults in the UK, and compared their answers to studies done in the 1930s and 40s.

According to their results, nowadays 7 out of 10 people think kids should have to do homework after school, compared with 2 out of 10 people 90 years ago.

But what do you think? Is homework a good way of brushing up on your knowledge, or do you think you should be able to use your free time how you want? Let us know in the comments.