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[quote=Anonymous]I went through high school a decade ago at a demanding FCPS high school, and my circle of AP/Honors kids would often split homework with a friend---I got through Algebra 2 doing the even problems all year while a friend did the odd ones.  I did enough to have learned the material but not waste time that could be used on other homework or my many extracurriculars.  If a kid's math teacher is assigning over an hour of math homework a night, in addition to usually 2-3 hours for AP History, 1-2 hours for AP English, 1-2 hours for AP Bio, It adds up to a superhuman workload.  I used to get home between 8-9 at night, work until 1 AM, sleep until 5:30 AM, arrive at school at 6:30 and study for an hour before classes started.  I attempted suicide junior year two weeks before AP exams, as a result of having been out of school for two days with a serious respitory infection that caused a downward spiral of shame and fear about being behind on my workload.  I know many many many women my age from similar pressure-cooker areas with similar stories.  I'd be hesitant to rush to judgement here, does your DD feel as though she understands the material without doing the homework?  Is she stressed out by endless worksheets and useless busy work taking time away from work that requires in-depth analysis?[/quote]

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