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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've never gotten any significant homework from FCPS. Just read for xx minutes or a couple worksheets.  We've had to supplement the whole time.  [/quote]

Why do you feel you need to supplement homework? I'm genuinely curious. I'm in the "less hw is better" camp. [/quote]

We believe in mastery of each level of knowledge. Practice makes perfect, that kind of thing.

School days are short and infrequent so outside school we try to balance their time and spend 2 hours on the brain (home work) 2 hours for exercise (hockey, baseball, etc) and 2 hours for fun & relaxation (whatever they want).  Double each on the weekends, summer, and other days off.  (it was half that in K since we wanted them to get 12 hours sleep) The schedule's not always perfect but it works pretty well for us.  YMMV.

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I don't get it - short and infrequent school days??  Ours are 7 hours long, every day.  If we have no after school activities, it's about 4pm by the time we get home.  My kid is starved and exhausted.  I make dinner while he falls asleep or watches tv on the couch (he's totally out of it after school), and by the time we are done eating it's at least 5pm, maybe later.  Then I have to give him a bath or shower and get him to bed by about 8 so he can get enough sleep.  If there is 20 minutes left over for reading, that's an easy night.  If we have a sport or after school activity, then there is no time for anything else.  The fact that I have my own work to do also (I work at home) makes doing homework for an hour completely impossible.  I am totally dreading the start of the school year - I just don't think I can handle the stress again.[/quote]

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