about school homework

The speaker is talking about their school homework and how it takes a lot of time to prepare. They mention that in the 9th grade, they have to spend even more time on homework because they are preparing for school leaving exams. They feel overwhelmed by the amount of reading and information they have to remember. They also mention that school children nowadays are too busy and have less free time to relax or do other activities. They believe that school children should be given less homework to prevent poor health and lower grades. I would like to tell you a few words about my school homework. It always takes me a great deal of time to prepare for all my lessons, usually about 4 hours or even more. I have to spend much more time on my homework in the 9th grade, because I am getting ready to take my school leaving exams in 4 subjects and I pay special attention to these subjects. We have to read so much and to remember plenty of information. It is very difficult for me, as I don't have very good memory, so if I put them off till the end of the day, I am too tired to do them. In my opinion, school children nowadays are too busy at school, we have more subjects than our parents did, we get more homework. So, we almost don't have any free time to relax, to hang out with friends, to do sports and to enjoy our holidays. As a result, many of us have poor health, get tired very quickly and become nervous. And this may lead to worse marks at school. This is why I believe school children should be given less homework.