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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still think 2-3 hours of homework per night for a high schooler is totally appropriate, even if you have sports.  If sports are interfering with your academic schedule, that's a choice you're making and you can choose to take a lighter schedule if you want.  For others, it's quite appropriate to need that much time to do your reading and your math and study for your Chem test or whatever, and it will take even longer when there's a paper in English due.  And it should, if you're not some sort of wiz, because that's how kid's learn -- by putting in the time and doing the work.[/quote]

You do realize that kids outside of school need to get to and from school, have after school clubs and outside interests,  have chores, sometimes babysit younger siblings, even work PT.  And (gasp) even have some form of a social life to read books, see friends, use their mind creatively, learn some street smarts, common sense etc...   They also need 8-10hrs of sleep and most are sleep deprived BECAUSE of homework.    A high schooler's entire 4 years is not to go to school for 6+ hours (not including the time it takes to get ready, get there and get home) and then work 3+ hours more when they get home.  That is a longer day than what most adults put in and we need less sleep than them.  And 2-3hrs a night of homework is the NORM so there isn't really a lesser track to take.  You go to an IB or start adding AP classes than the average is 4 to 4.5hrs of homework.  That is about double what a college student puts in daily and they are in classes for less time than high schoolers.  Sorry, that is not appropriate in my world.  [/quote]

High school hours in our area are from 8:30 to 3 pm.  There are 7 or 8 hours in there, and that leaves plenty of time for 2-3 hours of homework.  If you have a sport, that's your choice. Moreover, most kids have a study hall or two during the day during which they can get half their homework done. It's high school, not play time. [/quote]

Well my child's day is 7:40am to 2:40pm.  The earliest a child with no other outside interests, clubs, activities, sports or life could start homework is at 4pm.  Then there is also dinner, shower and chores which I would stay take about 1.5 to 2 hours total.  So that along with the normal 3hrs of homework takes you to 8:30-9:00pm at the earliest (no breaks!) for a child with ZERO outside activities except to do homework and a few chores. My child has to be up at 6am to be at the bus at 6:55am.  So if teens are required to get 8-10hrs of sleep, my child would have no other time commitment to exercise, talk to friends, read a book of her choosing, work a PT job, do any outside activity.  You believe that all kids ages 14-18 should be doing this on a daily basis?  And you believe that kids who want to participate in sports with daily practices for 2hrs should be punished with less sleep because of it?  [/quote]

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