Least amount of homework (high school)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How much homework do the "intense" schools have in high school? My kids are young so I have no idea.

My Holton high schooler has about 3 hours a night on average.

Ugh! DD will start in Holton's lower school next year. If you don't mind me asking, what is your daughter's daily schedule? In what other activities does she participate? At what time does she go to sleep? That amount of homework sounds grueling (yet incredibly common in our area).

Will start? Already admitted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How much homework do the "intense" schools have in high school? My kids are young so I have no idea.

My Holton high schooler has about 3 hours a night on average.

Ugh! DD will start in Holton's lower school next year. If you don't mind me asking, what is your daughter's daily schedule? In what other activities does she participate? At what time does she go to sleep? That amount of homework sounds grueling (yet incredibly common in our area).

Will start? Already admitted?

You're quoting a post from March 2017.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How much homework do the "intense" schools have in high school? My kids are young so I have no idea.

My Holton high schooler has about 3 hours a night on average.

Ugh! DD will start in Holton's lower school next year. If you don't mind me asking, what is your daughter's daily schedule? In what other activities does she participate? At what time does she go to sleep? That amount of homework sounds grueling (yet incredibly common in our area).

Will start? Already admitted?

You're quoting a post from March 2017.

I didn't realize it until you pointed out. That made sense. Someone quoted it before me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:any updates on this? for the post-lockdown set?

Here, this PP quoted this old post. doesn't actually make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St John's College High School

With the changes they made to finals before Christmas, my kid feels under constant stress.
I would not recommend SJC unless your child will be a recruited athlete and you need a school that will support them through this journey.
I have spoken with the school counselor and they have flagged the issue to school leadership and the school knows it is a problem but has not done anything to address it

[Anonymous]

Exams before Christmas has not been an issue for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St John's College High School

With the changes they made to finals before Christmas, my kid feels under constant stress.
I would not recommend SJC unless your child will be a recruited athlete and you need a school that will support them through this journey.
I have spoken with the school counselor and they have flagged the issue to school leadership and the school knows it is a problem but has not done anything to address it

Mine too. The actual homework is solid but manageable but there are loads of tests which puts my kid in a state of never being able to relax. No late work (which is good IMO) and no retakes so there is pressure to do well. Exams can also completely derail your semester grade if you don't do well. I do hear that the kids in Benilde have a study hall and take a class over the summer which lightens their load some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exams before Christmas has not been an issue for my kids.

+1 My kid much prefers getting exams out of the way before Christmas.

[Anonymous]

SR high schooler easily has 3-4 hours per night

[Anonymous]

Not OP and not a troll—would love more answers to this question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would anyone ask this question? Nuts. Its a troll alert to say the least.

I would love for my kids to go to a school with really smart kids *and* good quality of life. I think OP asks a great question.

+1. By and large, I think high schoolers have too much homework. As adults, if we went to work all day, were expected to participate in sports or extracurriculars as part of our work and then had work we brought home at night that took 3-4 hours, we would be burned out in a matter of weeks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Which independent high schools (VA & DC; co-ed or girls) have the lightest workloads? Recognize this will be by reputation only since it's difficult to compare.

Looking for a HS that might be lower stress than some of the most competitive schools. Strong counseling program also a plus.

I would recommend checking out Madeira -- they have an unusual schedule where they are taking only a couple subjects at a time during a 6-week or so block. I believe one of the major reasons for that is to diminish the homework load.

Current Madeira parent here. The girls take 3 classes in five week mods, and it’s very intense. Lots of work and the classes move very quickly (most classes are broken up into 3 mods, so the girls get a trimester’s worth of material in five weeks for three classes at a time).

[Anonymous]

My kid did not end up at Burke but from talking to parents and students it sounded like not much homework until Junior year, at which point there could be a lot (or not) depending on how many hard classes you take. Plus all kids get a free period they can use for homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which independent high schools (VA & DC; co-ed or girls) have the lightest workloads? Recognize this will be by reputation only since it's difficult to compare.

Looking for a HS that might be lower stress than some of the most competitive schools. Strong counseling program also a plus.

I would recommend checking out Madeira -- they have an unusual schedule where they are taking only a couple subjects at a time during a 6-week or so block. I believe one of the major reasons for that is to diminish the homework load.

Current Madeira parent here. The girls take 3 classes in five week mods, and it’s very intense. Lots of work and the classes move very quickly (most classes are broken up into 3 mods, so the girls get a trimester’s worth of material in five weeks for three classes at a time).

+1
It’s not necessarily less homework, it’s just fewer subjects to focus on at a time, but it’s more intense and fast-paced.

[Anonymous]

And, as often stated in this forum, Field families report a comfortable homework/downtime balance that still results in great college outcomes.