I only want my child to get 30 min max HW per day
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Anonymous
Math and foreign language homework are not useless at all. Neither are science labs / lab reports as homework. Good luck getting a kid into a STEM field without doing homework. |
Anonymous
This. If you’re putting all your energy into competing for sports scholarships you are already behind the 8 ball. |
Anonymous
I have a PhD in STEM and very rarely had homework in high school. I also never took AP classes. I did have a lot of work outside of class time at university but I also was only in class for 4-6 hours a day. My kid is at high school from 8:30-4:45. I have 30 peer reviewed publications so excessive homework in high school is not required for a STEM career. My co-workers probably have very similar stories. For most STEM careers, where you go to high school and undergrad doesn't really matter. Where you go to grad school and the skills that you focus on there are FAR more important. One of my most successful employees went to community college before heading to a state school to finish off her BS and MS. |
Anonymous
I'm also a PhD in STEM and recognize that education has changed since we were there. The cohort had gotten more competitive in areas that don't actually help a STEM career - like really did I need the AP Psyc or History class? No, I didn't for my career but now they are necessary for competitive colleges. My kids don't actually do much homework because I send them to selective private school that recognizes extra is not always better. The elementary kid has 10 min a day and the MS kid has about 4 hrs a week total, including projects on weekends. Because publics are catering to a larger band of abilities a lot of work gets sent home to learn. I've seen many kids come to private from public for this reason. Work is taught at school and a few things are sent home to practice or study. The kids at the school achieve top marks in standardized tests (ACT/SAT/AP) and still have time for extracurriculars. Too much homework comes at the expense of other things need need to learn, like being a productive member of their community and family, sports, art, music, etc. |
Anonymous
Usually private schools give more homework than public FYI |
Anonymous
| Anyone have any HS suggestions of schools where you can find a very light homework load? Are they unicorns in this area? |
Anonymous
| It shocking how angry this thread makes people. The amount of hate because someone has a different view on the amount of work they want their kid to have. |
Anonymous
I didn’t see any hate |
Anonymous
You can find this at most public schools. Your child just has to choose her classes carefully. |
Anonymous
What an insipid response. Sounds like a lazy teacher “this, this, this, this, THIS!”-ed by a low information parent. |
Anonymous
| College professor here. IMO no student (at any level) should be required to work more hours a week than what is normal for a full time job. Why should children and teenagers work harder than adults? Around 40 hours/week is plenty of time for learning anything. More than that is an unrealistic expectation that leads to frustration for those who can’t meet it, and burnout for those who can. |
Anonymous
| I want my child to spend no more than 30 mins a day on homework. He should be spending on other activities such as sports, music, developing social skills, etc... After all, EQ is twenty times more important than IQ, just saying. |
Anonymous
Any title 1 school. It’s “not fair” to give poor kids HW if they may not have time to do it, a place to do it, or help from parents. So all work is done at school. |
Anonymous
No, there was no “hate.” Just laughing at an entitled parent who feels the need to make such grand, sweeping proclamations. Don’t want to do the work? Then homeschool. Simple. |
Anonymous
Are you in middle school? |