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Having immediate classroom feedback on homework is good but that means there is less time for instruction. (With block scheduling, breaking up class instruction with practice is unavoidable, but that argues for not using block scheduling for math so you don't have to limit weekly instruction.)  Also, as content gets harder each year, additional reinforcing homework (done at home) becomes more important.[/quote]

Um ok. APS uses block schedules. It’s not developmentally appropriate to teach new material for the whole block. Practicing the lesson is not taking away from instruction time, it’s re-inforcing the lesson in a hands on manner. [/quote]

Built in time to practice is called classwork.  APS has kids regularly do "homework" during class, which by definition means it isn't homework.

I'm a PP, and we required DC to do 20min of math per night in middle school using either apps from school or in workbooks that we purchased.  DC is a strong student but needed to practice and reinforce concepts taught during the day.  If we hadn't done that it would have meant DC essentially did math only 3 days per week.  No homework, no daily class.  That's not enough to master pre-algebra.[/quote]

That’s excessive unless the child is behind. Our sixth grader mastered pre-algebra with straight days with no extra homework time. They are not some genius or anomaly. [/quote]

You may want to cross check with the AoPS Algebra 1 pre-test just to confirm. There's a lot of content in pre-algebra to master. Without homework, that is hard to do. Hats off to your sixth grader if they could do it without homework. 
https://data.artofproblemsolving.com/course-docs/diagnostics/algebra-a-pretest.pdf
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