text: For example, Students should not have to participate in an extracurricular activity because it can cause them to have more homework, which could increase stress, and may cause some kind of diagnosis like anxiety. You might also receive less sleep, due to more homework. I know that when my mom was in school, she tried her very best, and still participated in extracurricular activities, but soon it got to be too much extra assignments, which caused her to develop anxiety and go to bed much later, still working on assignments from that day. When you have too much going on at once, you may begin developing a negative attitude on those around you. Therefore, that can also be an effect of an extracurricular activity and too much extra homework.