Do high schools with minimal homework exist? What are they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of them as far as I'm concerned. My kid barely does anything and has straight A's in MCPS.

Our kid has a lot of homework and in two classes last year had weekly quizzes and regular exams/no retakes.

[Anonymous]

For US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that Burke actually has a decent homework load, I know I've heard that from at least one family and possibly at the open house.

I agree that there is a good amount of homework at Burke, but the school does not give homework just for the sake of it.

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Anonymous wrote:I have heard that Burke actually has a decent homework load, I know I've heard that from at least one family and possibly at the open house.

Burke has a pretty harsh late homework policy in high school- anything turned in late is automatically marked down 50%.

That's not harsh. That's a gift. Ours get a zero.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of them as far as I'm concerned. My kid barely does anything and has straight A's in MCPS.

Yes, and this is why grade inflation is so rampant in the public school system. A 4.0 student in FCPS, MCPS, LCPS, etc. do not compare to a 4.0 (heck, even a 3.75) student at a competitive private school.

Absolutely BS.

Private school in the DMV is not even close to public when it comes to Math or Science. Which is why acceptances to places like CMU, MIT, Georgia Tech etc are much higher in public.

Now if your kid went to a boarding school like Andover then sure. Buy your response you are at one of the local Catholic schools.

Psst: it's because of grades and grade inflation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that Burke actually has a decent homework load, I know I've heard that from at least one family and possibly at the open house.

Burke has a pretty harsh late homework policy in high school- anything turned in late is automatically marked down 50%.

That's not harsh. That's a gift. Ours get a zero.

What school is that?

[Anonymous]

The question was is there a school with minimal homework and most of the answers here are an imagined flex of how much homework their kids school has. Cool. Enjoy!

[Anonymous]

How much homework do they really need?

[Anonymous]

Honestly none. No one on here wants to admit that their school has minimal homework because parents - especially those who went to public school in flyover states and ground themselves into a position to send their kids to a top DC private - still think that having kids who have 5 hours of homework a night is something to brag about. See alllllll the responses above to see what I mean.

[Anonymous]

I have kids at Field. The homework load is reasonable. My kids rarely do more than a couple hours a night, and often much less. They have time to do sports and other activities. They are not burned out and they love going to school. College outcomes at Field have been fantastic the last couple of years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of them as far as I'm concerned. My kid barely does anything and has straight A's in MCPS.

Yes, and this is why grade inflation is so rampant in the public school system. A 4.0 student in FCPS, MCPS, LCPS, etc. do not compare to a 4.0 (heck, even a 3.75) student at a competitive private school.

Absolutely BS.

Private school in the DMV is not even close to public when it comes to Math or Science. Which is why acceptances to places like CMU, MIT, Georgia Tech etc are much higher in public.

Now if your kid went to a boarding school like Andover then sure. Buy your response you are at one of the local Catholic schools.

Psst: it's because of grades and grade inflation.

Not true at all, PP. It’s determined by objective measures - testing! Not grade inflation. Math and science in many DMV publics are better than many privates (there are some exceptions). I had a DC in private and in public and can attest to the different options and abilities within those classes. It is absolutely not grade inflation that has led to greater acceptances to top STEM colleges.

[Anonymous]

My kid had a friend who needed a different balance. They transferred to Nora and have had a really good experience. I think some of it is less HW, and some is that school is less overwhelming so they don't come home drained.

[Anonymous]

Homework has no benefit

[Anonymous]

It would be best to stick with a non-AP track at public OP. Private schools (except for Montessori) are going to stick kids with a lot of homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homework has no benefit

It's not that simple. HW has been determined to hardly benefit society, generally speaking.

You want kids with a good work ethic who will do well after HS? HW can help.