Homework load in 5th and 6th grades at basis dc?

[Anonymous]

There have been several long BASIS threads in the last six months alone. Many 6th grade parents have chimed in. You see the same messages over and over. To recap:

*Nightly HW takes around 1-2 hours. The kid has to keep up to avoid getting stressed out.
*A kid with executive function issues, however mild, will probably need help becoming sufficiently organized to stay on top of HW assignments given by 8 or 9 different teachers.
*You may need to get a math tutor, or do your own tutoring if you can, if the child struggles with math.
*Parents say that 5th and 6th grades work for most kids, while 7th and 8th grades don't work well for a good third.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have been several long BASIS threads in the last six months alone. Many 6th grade parents have chimed in. You see the same messages over and over. To recap:

*Nightly HW takes around 1-2 hours. The kid has to keep up to avoid getting stressed out.
*A kid with executive function issues, however mild, will probably need help becoming sufficiently organized to stay on top of HW assignments given by 8 or 9 different teachers.
*You may need to get a math tutor, or do your own tutoring if you can, if the child struggles with math.
*Parents say that 5th and 6th grades work for most kids, while 7th and 8th grades don't work well for a good third.

Great. Thank you for the summary! We will take our spot and worry about the other years as they come.