Some people consider that pupils should not be given homework at school, but the others are convinced that it is crucial for children to understand new material and become smarter.

Firstly, I would like to say that I am in favor of the second point of view. Childhood is the period when kids are taught to be patient and responsible that is why doing homework helps them to get accustomed to more difficult tasks in the future. As you know, children are peculiar to waste their time watching TV and playing computer games. When kids do homework, they understand how to spend their free time efficiently. Moreover, without home tasks they will never know simple facts about our world and how to apply the knowledge that they got a