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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP 6th grader

Average of 1 paragraph writing, some reading, and ~20 math problems per night. It seems like a decently large amount (the math alone takes 45 minutes and he’s strong and quick) so I’m not sure if he’s not using class time appropriately or if this really is intended to all be homework. Several emails to the teachers have gotten no response :/[/quote]

A kid strong in math is not taking 45 minutes to complete 20 math problems in 6th grade. Is he in Algebra? If that is left over from school he is either goofing off in class or over his head in the class.[/quote]

Yes, algebra.

Last night was 20 multistep equations (distributive property, variables on both sides) requiring all work shown, then plugging in solutions to verifying them.  1 minute to write down the steps to solve and 1 minute to write down the steps to check doesn't seem too ridiculous to make it 2 minutes per problem IMO.

The night before was 42 (!!) 2-step equations with the same thing.

I agree with you if he isn't using class time wisely that is an issue, but he claims papers are handed out as they leave the rotation to go to language arts, that they aren't given time to do it at school.  Teacher has not replied to any emails to validate that story.[/quote]

This seems realistic, it is a high school level course even though your child is in elementary; and often times homework is passed out as they’re leaving the room.[/quote]

We’ve been told to limit homework to 30 minutes per class at the high school level, FYI. Kids are also given two days to do it and a 90 minute study hall block to work on it.

45 minutes for 6th grade math (when they see the class every day, so 90 minutes every 2 days?) is three times what I can give my honors math students.

I will admit that it is hard to determine what constitutes 30 minutes as kids vary, but in practice I limit it to around 8 problems. If they can do it right 8 times that’s enough, and if they can’t do it right 8 times I want to intervene.[/quote]

The timing is going to be different for a 11 or 12 year old in 6th grade doing math homework and a 14 or 15 year old doing math homework. A 6th grader might be able to grasp the concepts but need more time to complete the work because they have not developed those study skills yet, they don’t have the same amount of practice with homework and higher expectations. I would bet that there are 6th graders in Algebra who take 10 minutes to do the same problem set because they have been in enrichment classes that gave homework and have had to show their work. AoPS, RSM, Curie all assign homework. My DS has done AoPS and RSM, both programs say that the homework should take an hour but that was 1 class for the week. [/quote]

I'm the original parent.  Teacher replied to my email and said she is intentionally assigning way more problems than necessary, students should stop after they feel confident whether that is 5 problems or all 50, but she never expects a kid to spend more than 30 minutes on it unless they want to.  (As an adult, I like this strategy--more practice for the kid who wants/needs it. My perfectionist child is going to need a lot of...growth...to understand that he doesn't have to do every problem)[/quote]

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