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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question:  Are there any MS/HS options in DC that offer both a sharp, engaged peer group and a light-to-manageable homework load?[/quote]
Most schools have minimum core requirements. If somebody stuck to the minimum and forgo AP classes they would have less homework. But everybody is afraid to do that in fear of going to a lesser college.[/quote]
I took lots of APs, got 5s on everything, and did maybe -- MAYBE -- ten hours of homework a week, all in.  I can't believe that a similar course load today really *requires* 2-3 times that.[/quote]

No they do not "require" tons of homework, but teachers feel the kids need to do lots of homework to prove it is "rigorous". It's like boot camp for kids.

The answer to the previous poster is yes, there is a way to avoid this type of HW. Many of us do. I think many schools have this option. you don't have to pack you schedule to graduate.

This area is crazy. Just look at all the snark about matriculation of some schools. All the talk about rigorous academics which only means strict, demanding, exhaustive. This is what parents are asking for.

Look at posts where schools are called kind, or balanced, etc.

I am guessing there people reading the article and don't think that amount of HW is crazy, they think ... Good, that is what I am paying for.
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