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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the classes and the kid. Obviously more honors/AP level course will come with more work, but if that’s the appropriate level for the student, they may be able to knock out work without staying up crazy late every night.  If your student is someone who is punching above their weight and taking reach classes, it might take them longer to finish their work in those same honors/AP classes. Whether the kid is doing sports/ECs after school and the schools schedule (block of all classes every day) will factor into how kids’ handle homework.

In our experience, 2-2.5 hours per night was the sweet spot in rigorous classes at schools with block scheduling. Sometimes it was more like 3/3.5, but that tended to be around a test or a bigger project/paper. Sometimes it was a bit less. I don’t think it was the actual amount of homework that prepared them for college as it was the quality of teaching and their ability to manage their time—juggling academics and ECs.

You have to know your kid and be realistic about what will work for them. [/quote]

This is helpful. Thank you. -OP[/quote]

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