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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say this sincerely.  The thought of a teenage *liking* three hours of homework every night makes me sad.  You are only a teen once for a few years.  Teens should be doing activities after school and have time with friends and family.  They don't need to be stressed out all the time.[/quote]

+1000 THIS. 
For those administrators and pressure cookers who pretend to “care for” kids. [/quote]

Then don't apply to schools that are known to have this degree of homework. I just don't get parents who, despite schools such as NCS having a 50+-year history of being one of the most rigorous schools in the DC area, and one of the top girls' schools in the country, have their daughters apply there, only to then complain about the level of work. A parent above suggested that the school should somehow take into consideration lifers who, in order to move to another school, would have to give up their friend groups and start anew at a new school. That's an unenviable position, to be sure, but it comes down to the school being a bad fit for your DD and you having to make tough decisions that are good for her. Add on the pressure of parents who think anything short of an A- is unacceptable, and students over-studying or studying inefficiently (making study guides the size of novellas) as a result, and you get a bunch of anxious kids.[/quote]

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