Homework isn't a study tool; it's an unpaid second shift that follows students home and taxes the one thing learning depends on: rest. The practical consequence is simple: when homework eats the evening, sleep and family time go first, and stressed, exhausted brains retain less. My opponent may say a little practice reinforces lessons, and sure, some can. But quantity is the problem. Once it becomes hours of repetition, it stops helping and starts producing anxiety, conflict, and diminishing returns. That's not enrichment. That's stress with a worksheet attached.