I remember thinking I was the only logical person around when I was a teen and I also had some terrible perspectives |
He probably had 30 minutes of homework and was being dramatic. BTDT. |
Graduated 1992. Took top classes and the beginning of college credit courses. I had at most 1 hour of HW a night because we all had study hall as a mandatory period. My varsity practices were 2:30-4:30 (bell was 7:01 to 1:58) I also worked at the mall and did one 5-9pm shift a week during season and 2-3 off season. We never had varsity commitments on weekends or breaks. We didn’t have 3.5hrs of practice each day and Sat practices of there isn’t a game. We didn’t have travel sports that take up 5+ weekday hours and 3 out of 4 weekends a month. We didn’t have “take as many courses during the school year and add a few for summer school to get ahead. We didn’t push for a ton of clubs and leadership positions to college resume build. And we didn’t have 3-4 AP’s s year where each teacher specifies an hour of homework a night. It’s not the same. |
So which is it. You are rationalizing that teens are grossly over-worked for honestly really no reason at all |
OP here and I didn't post that response about 30 minutes, but he actually rarely has any homework. Last night he had two hours, only because he put off doing it and it accumulated. He could have done 10 mins for a few days and been done with it. Again, I'm not an intense parent and he truly has very little work usually. I get that some kids have many APs and a big course load...He is not one of them. |