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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously PP's DS is some sort of a genius, because, as a Basis parent of two children myself, it is nigh impossible to do only 20-30 minutes of HW every night and get distinguished honor roll. Are there nights that my kids have very little hw because they did it in class or worked ahead or did it after school with their teachers during student hours? Sure! Is that a daily occurrence? No. Perhaps this student gets home after spending a few hours in school after care doing work. The kids take 8 graded subjects, most classes they have every day. That is about 15 minutes per class per week in HW. Even our elementary gave more hw than that starting in 1st or 2nd grade.[/quote]

Hardly a genius.  Above average, yes, but DS is mainly just focused on the task at hand.  He does more than 30 minutes total work per day, but not at night as homework.  And no, he doesn't have after school care beyond extra-curriculars.  He uses the time given to him during class, which is usually enough.

Let's be honest -- not all of those 8 graded subjects are tough.  Only math, English, and history possess any real depth beyond a regular school's curriculum.  Art's a joke.  Physics is a joke (at least in 6th).  Latin is really, really slow.  Biology and Chemistry are paced typically as middle school material goes, which doesn't say much.  Each of those are 3 day/week classes, so they don't have as much homework as it sounds.

Math only requires what it requires.  Some kids are faster than others (not necessarily better).  DS doesn't have to apply any thought to all but 2-3 problems per set.  The majority of each set is repetition of previous sets, which should already be mastered.  It's designed to move along far better than you'd think.  As a kid, I had to do 40-50 problems a night in both Algebra and Precalc, without all the Saxon-style repetition, so I know it isn't that hard to do 30 problems a night.

It's just the sheer number of classes, lack of preparation, and rapid pace that seems to get to the kids.

I get it -- there are exceptions, but hours of homework is not the rule.  You had better be planning on it, but don't be shocked if your kids have less.[/quote]

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