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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a high school teacher.  My students who were admitted to top schools (Ivy League and MIT) were all "stressed", had a marked "reduction in health" in the form of more colds, probably due to lack of sleep, and had "less time for friends."  I don't think these kids would do it any differently if they had to go through high school again.  A lot of my former kids keep in contact with me, and the kids who worked the hardest in high school are now very happy in college.

Do you want your kid's high school experience to be the peak of his/her life, a golden time of social popularity and relaxation?  Paying less attention to homework will help make that happen.  But I think learning when to choose mild discomfort for the sake of delayed gratification is a wise skill to enforce.

You do you. [/quote]

OP Here... I certainly intend to do Me and Mine. I hope you're not a teacher at my child's school when she hits high school.  You're possibly part of the problem. [b]You expect us to believe that you actually know with absolute certainty that your former students are happy in college? Seriously.  What are the chances they'd contact you during their junior year to tell you how much they hated your teaching methodology? [/b]

Try reading an article from Psychology Today titled "Crisis U":  "Educators contend that students arrive at college psychically burned out from building portfolios of excellence, primed to crumble at the first significant disappointment they encounter. According to Benjamin Locke, associate director for clinical services at Penn State, one in three students now starts college with a prior diagnosis of mental disorder. Academic or social stress, late-night cram sessions, any disruption of routine in the looser-than-home campus environment can shatter their stability."  https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201509/crisis-u
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This is where your "mild discomfort" leads. [/b][/quote]

Yes, I am absolutely certain that students cannot be successful in high school if they do not do homework.  This means consistent attempts to keep up with assignments and review/revise on their own, not the "cram sessions" your cited article (which you don't appear to understand very well) mentions.  That article is not talking about what I advise.  Also, you know what?  Some kids aren't meant to go to college, and those kids WOULD be stressed and overwrought if pressured to perform in the same way as other kids.  I'm not talking about those kids.  College-bound kids MUST do homework in high school, I am sure.

I pity you and your children if you truly believe kids should not be doing homework in high school.

Students who hated my class don't email me after graduation.  The students who worked hard tend to like me, and many students write to me from college (freshman year and beyond).  Not every week, but there are about a dozen who keep in touch, including several who asked me to their weddings.  I also have a few who come visit our school and hang out in my classroom.  So sorry, yes, I do know that these students are happy in college.
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