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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on executive function, OP, which is why the same workload will be done slower and quicker depending on the student.

My 12th grader with terribly slow processing speed (measured at the FOURTH percentile!) is up until 3am to finish work. The only reason we allow him to take AP classes is that he has HFA, and is very rigid about work, so it doesn't actually matter whether it's easy work or hard work, it will take the exact same amount of time - so, he might as well load up on the interesting and challenging ones! Also, I suspect what he finds easy and hard are very different from what other people find easy and hard.

My middle schooler is in advanced tracks for math and language (she'll take pre-calc in 9th grade) and doesn't actually work at home. She finishes everything during the school day. At the same age, my teen was already spending hours on homework, so I imagine that my younger kid will be able to lead a normal life with challenging extra-curriculars in high school, and that if she ever goes to bed at 3am, it will be rare and due to illness or a particularly tight schedule, or just goofing off.

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