Why do some teens refuse to do homework?

Question

For example... my brother won't do his for some unknown reason... it's not even that hard, and when he DOES do it, he never does it right, and "half-asses" it and gets yelled at.. why does he do this?

Thanks for answering!

Answer 1

Could be alot of reasons on why your brother doesn't do his homework. They may not be good reasons but apparently he thinks he has a good reason. I have noticed as a parent that when a child becomes a teen he/she goes thru changes. Peer pressure for one. Parents saying one thing then the child goes to school and hears things from his friends and then you have the teachers to contend with. It's not easy when you become a teen. Then you get the child that "knows everything" now that they are a teen. You can't tell them anything since they already know the answer and that's anything. LOL... I know..I use to be a teen once. Then you have the God like version of a teen. He's God, He's the boss, He can do anything He wants to do because He's The Man....! Then you have the child that will do anything out of Spite against their parents. Whatever the parents say or what orders they give the child won't or will out of spite.Then you have the teen that "Could care less" whether or not they do anything or not.These are just some examples...sometimes the teen changes these issues for the better then sometimes they never change...but these are stages of life that one goes thru.Now your brother sounds to me that he is under the category of "I don't give a care" attitude but you know what? This will eventually change after he realizes that what he is doing is just hurting himself and no one else.And then again maybe this attitude he has is getting him "attention' from your parents. Maybe he feels that this is the only way he can feel loved. I imagine that your parents are giving him enough attention but with these changes of life he's going through maybe he needs more attention than he's getting if you know what I mean.Praise him for the good things your brother does and ignore the bad behavior.Sometimes this works, not all the time mind you but sometimes. It's hard to change one's attitude if they don't want to change.Hope this has helped.

Answer 2

Is it all his homework? Or is it just one or two subjects in particular. I know I used to stuggle a beastly amount with math. Mainly because, after years of really excellent math teachers who'd helped me through, I got a 'coach' teacher for grades 9 and 11. Who, while a lovely woman, was awful. AWFUL. And I never understood anything in her class. My mother wanted to help, but honestly, I'd spend an hour explaining everything to her and even then she was no help. She'd get a little irritated at first when I'd ask my father or sister (who are both more mathematically inclined). Some kids just need more assistance when it comes to learning than others. So long as his father isn't LITERALLY doing his homework for him - writing his essays, doing his labs I don't see the issue. If he's just geuinely not understanding and his father is able to help him get some of the ideas I don't really see the problem. In fact, I'd be supportive as it shows that he's making an effort to get better grades. Instead of shrugging off the fact that he doesn't understand he's making an effort to get help. If, on the other hand, his father is doing it all essentially for him and he's being lazy, you might want to suggest limiting the 'help time' to about 15 minutes an hour. So Dad can sit with him for 20 minutes and explain, help or guide and then back off for the next 40 minutes and let him figure it out on his own. If he's been doing this a long time it's a hard habit to break. So just ease into it. Gradually lessen down the time until he's being more independent.

Answer 3

Some teens have trouble being motivated.

Some have an undercurrent of stress going on in their lives, and they can't quite concentrate.

Sometimes, though, a student can be an intelligent person and can see the type of work assigned for homework (and other school work) as stupid and non-challenging.

When kids are little and very intelligent they can have a good attitude, but after seven or eight years of schoolwork that isn't challenging and of feeling that the school doesn't even know what kind of work would be challenging; a kid can just get fed up and decide not to bother.

Answer 4

well teenage boys generally think that homework is a joke, but i think that too much homework is a joke. lets say you go to high school for what six seven hours, you have five or six classes, then you get home and do home work on the same subjects for an additional three to four hours. so four years of your life is basically spent on doing the same five subjects all day long. then you have no chance to broaden your horzons at all. you have to time to take up random sports like water polo or pizza making. what if you want to be a hat knitter or a wood carver. they don't teach those things in many schools, so very soon they will become extinct. don't get me wrong, i think a little homework is okay but sudies show that after two hours of home work no more education can soak in.
if your brother doesn't have alot f homework then there is no excuse for him not to get it done quickly so he can practice his pizza making skills after he knits you a hat
good luck
have a good new year!

Answer 5

Sometimes teen's have a short attention span. Being blocked up all afternoon and morning in school. Having to sit still there and having to focus on class lectures and materials can come overbearing in times. Young teenagers do not have the responsibility per see yet. There are different stages in children's lifes.
I think he/she will out grow it hopefully. However, it would be to his / her best advantage to concentrate on doing homework. Cause practice makes perfect.

Answer 6

I used to be like this. Hahaha. I was not very good at being Asian, if you know what I mean. ;)

My mental justification for never doing my homework was that life was too precious to be spent doing something as dull and tedious like homework. Everyday should be enjoyed! However, I know now that I probably should have worked harder to achieve better things in the future.

Answer 7

Some of my friends hate to do homework cuz they say that its a waste of time and the teachers just give it to keep us busy but I actually like 2 do homework

Answer 8

My son hardly does a lick of homework.
He's got a 150 IQ and is in the gifted program at school but he is what the "experts" refer to as an "underachieving gifted child."
He aces all his tests without studying a lick either. That's his only saving grace, or his grades would absolutely be in the toilet.

Answer 9

Sheer procrastination and stupidity. They say that homework is not important and it gets stuck in their heads so when they do come around they have such a stack that they think waiting will make it go away. It's rather pathedic if you ask me.

Answer 10

Because teens tend to do the opposite of what they're told,and doing homeowrk seems to be the right thing to do,they wouldn't want to do it.Or they just don't really care about school.