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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]7th grader Holton. [b]Max is 30min a subject so with 4-5 classes would be 2-2.5hrs.[/b] They have a 6 day cycle with a drop day for each subject.  So she only has all 5 classes once in a 6 day cycle. I think it is balanced well and she is usually done in less than 2hrs because she utilizes study hall and no phone or tv in her room. [/quote]

yeah but 30 minutes for what type of kid?  Mine is just slow, slow, slow at homework.  Plods along, doing it well, but slowly.  And this is always the way it was, even before any type of screen to slow her down.  So what takes your kid 30 minutes takes mine an hour.  It's still too much. [/quote]

30min for all kids. The head of middle school and teachers say it. Once your 30min are up, you underline where you were and email the teacher that night to say where you had to end.  They also have a studies skills class once a week that shows them what type of learner they are, how to organize, prioritize etc...  They go to that study skills teacher privately if they are having problems completing in the 30min window and she helps them figure it out.  It is well thought out to teach them how to focus to achieve.  Obviously some kids including my own want to finish so they may go an extra 5-10min for one class but it is not uncommon for girls to show up with homework at 70-90% completed.  If a kid is taking 60min for a 30min assignment, then at least they are aware there is an issue now. [/quote]

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