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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Call Potomac and ask about workload and homework. My child’s school puts homework expectations right in the handbook and so far, it has been accurate. For freshmen/sophomores, 10-15 hours of homework a week. For junior/senior, 20 hours with a caveat that AP classes may require more than that. I don’t have any experience with Potomac, but when we were looking to apply to private HS, I got the impression from an admissions counselor and our school counselor that Potomac was pretty similar to Big 3s.[/quote]

20 hours a week?!?! Assume 5 classes, that’s four hours per class. Most schools have some sort of block schedule. Hypothetically, assume 4 days per week. That’s an hour per class each time it meets? For non-honors classes? What school is this? I’m applying my kid out and that’s too much for him. [/quote]

That's totally normal (and maybe even low) for a school like this when you take rigorous schedule. It's important to know this and I'm glad you recognize whether this is something that is good or not for your child.[/quote]

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