Justin Banks, Staff Reporter
(he/him/his) Justin Banks is a junior at Ankeny High School. His birthday is December 2, 2004. He is interested in feature, news, opinion, and entertainment writing. He does not take part in any extracurricular activities, rather using his time playing Magic the Gathering, indulging in video games, and watching YouTube.
![“It depends on what the purpose of the homework is. And it shouldn't just be to make somebody do something, but to show [something]. Have they shown mastery of that point?” Bing said. “Is it something that, in terms of the learning process, connects to whatever learning outcomes. [It’s] kind of shifting the point of the homework from what students sometimes think of it as, instead of what it actually is.” Created by Sylvia Bartlett using Canva.](https://ahstalonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hw.png)
