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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DC had a very light homework load in 5th grade, getting most day to day homework (aside from longer-term projects) done in study hall. We were kind of surprised how little out-of-school time was required for homework (given the nightmare stories we had heard about SFS workload) but we decided this was the year to let DC take charge of organizing homework time. End of year report was good. Now we are thinking about time commitments for next year (mainly sports) and wondering whether there will be a big bump up in the amount of time DC needs for school work. Also wondering if DC had an outlier teacher who didn’t really value homework as much? We are not fans of loading kids down with work— the science uniformly suggests that lots of homework is counterproductive and we completely agree. But I guess we are wondering if we should be worried about the other shoe dropping homework-wise in 6th grade? We were delighted with this year. Will next year be a rude awakening? [/quote]

If this is something you really care about, SFS HS will be going against your values.  [/quote]

Seriously, if you are against homework, you’re at the wrong school.
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