I only want my child to get 30 min max HW per day

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It depends entirely on how much they want to achieve (AP classes vs non, is instrumental music part of their load, variety athlete or not, etc)

+1. My DS took a mix of regular (English), honors (usually social studies) and AP classes that he was actually interested in (Physics, math, psych) and never had a lot of homework. Actually math homework was always optional in his HS classes (I think it could be done for extra credit?) and I don't think he ever studied for a test in any subject - he always got by with paying attention in class. He applied to colleges with mostly As and good test scores and did just fine with college admissions. He focused most of his free time on music and needed downtime with his ADHD. He was never going to do hours of AP lit or history reading. He was still well-prepared for college and is in grad school now.

Where in the world did he go to high school? I have never heard of a AP math or AP science class where homework wasn’t expected.

DP here. The blocks are 90 minutes e/o day and they have a full block study hall e/o day. That’s when they do all the work. It’s rarely brought home by my honors/AP kid.

My kid is on 90 min block schedule and homework in H/AP classes is a given. The block is used for class work, labs, writing, not homework.

I don’t know what to tell you. She had all A’s and rarely does work at home.

What school is this? It’s not the norm, but tell OP because it sounds like a good match

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It depends entirely on how much they want to achieve (AP classes vs non, is instrumental music part of their load, variety athlete or not, etc)

+1. My DS took a mix of regular (English), honors (usually social studies) and AP classes that he was actually interested in (Physics, math, psych) and never had a lot of homework. Actually math homework was always optional in his HS classes (I think it could be done for extra credit?) and I don't think he ever studied for a test in any subject - he always got by with paying attention in class. He applied to colleges with mostly As and good test scores and did just fine with college admissions. He focused most of his free time on music and needed downtime with his ADHD. He was never going to do hours of AP lit or history reading. He was still well-prepared for college and is in grad school now.

Smart kid. Too bad more people don’t apply this logic.

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Anonymous wrote:Homeschool is an option.

+1 Lots of kids who do an intense sport or art are homeschooled so they can use time efficiently to learn school subjects and practice their sport or art. Plenty are well prepped for college. Look into it, OP. Ignore naysayers who say its just for religious fundamentalists. This is not the 90s.

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Anonymous wrote:Our diverse, practically Title 1 school gives very little homework that can’t be done at the end of class or in study hall. I’m not sure it’s something to aspire to. My straight A honors kids are lazy.

It’s the same in our high SES schools and still that way in middle and high schools. Kids have a mandatory study hall and they don’t get a lot of work. Move to FCPS, OP.

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All FCPS schools have a mandatory study hall? That sounds great.

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I’m a high school teacher. Homework is educationally useless. Reading, studying and working on essays and projects is plenty.

Busywork is not education.

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Anonymous wrote:All FCPS schools have a mandatory study hall? That sounds great.

In theory. It’s called advisory and they do a lesson and then have the rest of the time to work or see teachers for help. I have one kid who uses this time wisely. I have another who is like the majority of students, who despite constant nagging by parents and teachers, uses it as social hour. He still rarely has homework.

I’m also a teacher and not much is being assigned, compared to even ten years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Homework is banned in my house, the school has more than enough time with them during the school day and they don't need to be cutting into the students personal time.

When I see this argument, it is always coming from rich parents. The underlying belief is that their kid doesn’t need homework because their kid will be set up for life regardless.

But this is not the situation for the vast majority.

I am not rich by any means I just think there's more to life than constantly working.

I don’t like rat race myself, but I find it’s not from homework. It’s from this compulsion to do everything else on top of it— sports, volunteer, extracurriculars, clubs, music and so on.

People abroad do way more homework than American students, but they have lots of free time to spend time with friends because they don’t do all the other crap!

+ a million!! You nailed it.

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Anonymous wrote:Fine. Have your kid only do 30 min. Good luck getting into college.

What? College in US is a joke. Anyone can get in. My sister was sent to trade school back at home as she was not good enough for high school. She has MA from GT.

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Anonymous wrote:All FCPS schools have a mandatory study hall? That sounds great.

In theory. It’s called advisory and they do a lesson and then have the rest of the time to work or see teachers for help. I have one kid who uses this time wisely. I have another who is like the majority of students, who despite constant nagging by parents and teachers, uses it as social hour. He still rarely has homework.

I’m also a teacher and not much is being assigned, compared to even ten years ago.

It’s annoying that they waste the kids’ time with this bogus lesson. My kid doesn’t have the full 90 minutes to work. He’s a slow worker so has a lot to do on a daily basis.

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Anonymous wrote:This three hours per night crap, with sports and extras? No. I have told my DS he can do 30 min. After that, he needs down time. This is insane.

Then homeschool, you spoiled brat.

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Anonymous wrote:All FCPS schools have a mandatory study hall? That sounds great.

In theory. It’s called advisory and they do a lesson and then have the rest of the time to work or see teachers for help. I have one kid who uses this time wisely. I have another who is like the majority of students, who despite constant nagging by parents and teachers, uses it as social hour. He still rarely has homework.

I’m also a teacher and not much is being assigned, compared to even ten years ago.

It’s annoying that they waste the kids’ time with this bogus lesson. My kid doesn’t have the full 90 minutes to work. He’s a slow worker so has a lot to do on a daily basis.

In Loudoun where we are, they do get the full 90 minutes in HS. They had MS advisory but it was separate from study hall, which is a half block in 6/7 and the 90 minutes in 8th. We are at one of the poorer schools and all of the focus is on getting the poor kids to turn in assignments at school or just attend school at all. If you do your work and come to school everyday, you are invisible.

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Anonymous wrote:Homework is banned in my house, the school has more than enough time with them during the school day and they don't need to be cutting into the students personal time.

When I see this argument, it is always coming from rich parents. The underlying belief is that their kid doesn’t need homework because their kid will be set up for life regardless.

But this is not the situation for the vast majority.

I am not rich by any means I just think there's more to life than constantly working.

I don’t like rat race myself, but I find it’s not from homework. It’s from this compulsion to do everything else on top of it— sports, volunteer, extracurriculars, clubs, music and so on.

People abroad do way more homework than American students, but they have lots of free time to spend time with friends because they don’t do all the other crap!

Depends on what country. Also some countries value efficiency and effectiveness, and others don’t. I prefer having kids who learn to be efficient and effective, because they can get the same done in their life in less time than someone who’s not.

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It depends entirely on how much they want to achieve (AP classes vs non, is instrumental music part of their load, variety athlete or not, etc)

+1. My DS took a mix of regular (English), honors (usually social studies) and AP classes that he was actually interested in (Physics, math, psych) and never had a lot of homework. Actually math homework was always optional in his HS classes (I think it could be done for extra credit?) and I don't think he ever studied for a test in any subject - he always got by with paying attention in class. He applied to colleges with mostly As and good test scores and did just fine with college admissions. He focused most of his free time on music and needed downtime with his ADHD. He was never going to do hours of AP lit or history reading. He was still well-prepared for college and is in grad school now.

Where in the world did he go to high school? I have never heard of a AP math or AP science class where homework wasn’t expected.

DP here. The blocks are 90 minutes e/o day and they have a full block study hall e/o day. That’s when they do all the work. It’s rarely brought home by my honors/AP kid.

My kid is on 90 min block schedule and homework in H/AP classes is a given. The block is used for class work, labs, writing, not homework.

I don’t know what to tell you. She had all A’s and rarely does work at home.

So did mine. Then we put her in private school. World of difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you going to write to their professors in college? Tell their future employers they give too much work?

More than likely your student isn't using time in school efficiently. Try taking their phone away at drop off and see if the homework load lightens. Most of the time they have the opportunity to at least start during class time at lunch or studyhall.

They aren’t in college 8-4 every day. They might have a class or two per day. A more unstructured time with which to do assignments outside of class.

Workforces don’t generally involve take-home work. If you can’t complete your tasks during the work day, you aren’t very good at your job or you are posturing. The occasional project notwithstanding.

My experience with high school students is they generally had a lot of time in school to complete work. Study halls etc.