How the Pettigrinch stole Christmas

I’ve noticed over my school career that many teachers like to give extra homework over breaks and such. I’ve always wondered why this is the case. Do they enjoy in torturing us to the point of insanity or stressing us out to the point of being almost suicidal? We see breaks as being days off of school, not days where we don’t have to go to school, but we have so much homework that we might as well have had to go to school. I don’t think teachers realize that we have 7 other teachers that will be giving just as much or more homework for the break. One teacher in particular was my 10th grade English teacher, Mrs. Pettigrew. I nicknamed her Mrs. Pettigrinch, because everyone, including myself, seriously thought her heart was two sizes too small. She gave us so much homework that we almost became suicidal. She liked to give us more homework over breaks. I don’t think some teachers realize that we need to have some rest from the stress that school brings into our lives. It’s very unhealthy. The reason administration gives breaks is not to give teachers an excuse to assign more homework but to allow students some breathing time. It’s so ridiculous that I almost believe there should be limits placed on the amount of homework a teacher can give, or maybe no homework over the breaks.