Chelsea is finishing her essay arguing that homework is bad for students. Which of the following is an effective conditional clincher for that essay?

Homework has little benefit: it stresses students out, makes them lose sleep, and leaves them with little time for themselves.
If teachers don't learn that homework has little benefit, students will continue to be stressed out and sleepless, which will not allow students to take the time they need for themselves.
Simply stated, homework is useless and should be completely abolished.
Students are stressed out, sleepless, and do not have enough time for themselves due to the level of homework they must do each night.

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The most effective conditional clincher for Chelsea's essay is:

If teachers don't learn that homework has little benefit, students will continue to be stressed out and sleepless, which will not allow students to take the time they need for themselves.

This statement effectively ties together the argument that homework is harmful to students with a prediction about the future consequences of not changing the current system. It implies a call to action for teachers and highlights the ongoing impact that the current state of homework has on students' well-being.