Anonymous
09/23/2013 23:16
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster on page 1 who said her 15-year-old sophomore has 4-5 hours of HW a night & gets very little sleep. She never uses her phone (she doesn't text--yes, she's unusual--and she doesn't call people), she doesn't have any social media interest at all (no Facebook page or anything similar), and she's typically sitting near me in the study while she's working. She's a diligent geek who genuinely enjoys her studies & wants to do well, but it's simply too much.
Sometimes I help her go over her AP Gov work, and I can attest to the fact that AP Gov alone is a good 2 hours of reading & note-taking every single night (not to mention studying). Alg 2/Trig takes at least another 45 minutes every night, and Chemistry is another 45 minutes. That's 3 1/2 hours right there, and then there are still English, Genetics, Latin & Engineering classes. And that schedule is with only 1 AP class.
Oh, and there are long-term projects, too, such as a science project that's going to suck up weeks of time until the science fair in February. It's crazymaking.
2 hours for AP gov sounds like a lot. Maybe she needs to figure out how to speed that up? I know schools and kids are different but mine took AP Gov in 9th grade, got an A in the class and a 5 on the test, and spent maybe 30 mins on homework/night. AP gov was a breeze compared to AP US History and especially AP World.
Anonymous
09/23/2013 21:46
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:Well, you certainly can take 7 APs at Langley, although it is not advised. Usually five is considered the absolute top limit. Many students have clamored to get in to an AP class only to find it is truly taught at college level, their grades start to plummet and they want OUT.
+1
Anonymous
09/23/2013 20:47
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
So is thinking while you read, jotting down questions, looking back to cross-reference, making connections, etc.
Yeah, obviously, if the map is as big as the territory then it's not very useful. But neither is superficiality.
An ideal reader sees both forest and trees. (And has a sense of what kinds of trees are where and why.)
Yeah, obviously, if the map is as big as the territory then it's not very useful. But neither is superficiality.
An ideal reader sees both forest and trees. (And has a sense of what kinds of trees are where and why.)
Anonymous
09/23/2013 18:08
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Many girls (and yes, some boys) spend too much time taking notes on their reading. Reading quickly, not losing the forest for the trees, and annotating sparingly is a skill.
maril332
09/23/2013 17:05
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Stone Ridge 4-5 hrs a night no APs
Anonymous
09/23/2013 07:46
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster on page 1 who said her 15-year-old sophomore has 4-5 hours of HW a night & gets very little sleep. She never uses her phone (she doesn't text--yes, she's unusual--and she doesn't call people), she doesn't have any social media interest at all (no Facebook page or anything similar), and she's typically sitting near me in the study while she's working. She's a diligent geek who genuinely enjoys her studies & wants to do well, but it's simply too much.
Sometimes I help her go over her AP Gov work, and I can attest to the fact that AP Gov alone is a good 2 hours of reading & note-taking every single night (not to mention studying). Alg 2/Trig takes at least another 45 minutes every night, and Chemistry is another 45 minutes. That's 3 1/2 hours right there, and then there are still English, Genetics, Latin & Engineering classes. And that schedule is with only 1 AP class.
Oh, and there are long-term projects, too, such as a science project that's going to suck up weeks of time until the science fair in February. It's crazymaking.
DD same age/yr as yours. This past weekend she had 25 questions to answer in AP History (plus reading the material), short essay type answers. That took most of Saturday into Sunday, and with other hw didn't get to bed till 12 pm last. Honors Alg2, wasn't too bad, maybe an hour, but we have a weekly tutor for that, she it's never challenging. She went to school for 6.30 this morning to get in some last minute study time for an English test.
Anonymous
09/23/2013 06:10
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Interesting. Different courses but same grade and similar kid/situation in all particulars -- including 1 AP. Clearly a different school (no AP Gov or Engineering at my DD's). But same amount of time per course spent on HW. The year's starting out with lots of quizzes (now turning into tests), so studying can involved a fair amount of time on top of HW assignments.
Side question -- how many pages of reading = 2 hours of reading and note-taking in a HS history/social science class? (I'm a very quick reader, so I can't tell what's slow vs. what's thorough vs. what's normal for a 15 yo).
Side question -- how many pages of reading = 2 hours of reading and note-taking in a HS history/social science class? (I'm a very quick reader, so I can't tell what's slow vs. what's thorough vs. what's normal for a 15 yo).
Anonymous
09/23/2013 05:04
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
I'm the poster on page 1 who said her 15-year-old sophomore has 4-5 hours of HW a night & gets very little sleep. She never uses her phone (she doesn't text--yes, she's unusual--and she doesn't call people), she doesn't have any social media interest at all (no Facebook page or anything similar), and she's typically sitting near me in the study while she's working. She's a diligent geek who genuinely enjoys her studies & wants to do well, but it's simply too much.
Sometimes I help her go over her AP Gov work, and I can attest to the fact that AP Gov alone is a good 2 hours of reading & note-taking every single night (not to mention studying). Alg 2/Trig takes at least another 45 minutes every night, and Chemistry is another 45 minutes. That's 3 1/2 hours right there, and then there are still English, Genetics, Latin & Engineering classes. And that schedule is with only 1 AP class.
Oh, and there are long-term projects, too, such as a science project that's going to suck up weeks of time until the science fair in February. It's crazymaking.
Sometimes I help her go over her AP Gov work, and I can attest to the fact that AP Gov alone is a good 2 hours of reading & note-taking every single night (not to mention studying). Alg 2/Trig takes at least another 45 minutes every night, and Chemistry is another 45 minutes. That's 3 1/2 hours right there, and then there are still English, Genetics, Latin & Engineering classes. And that schedule is with only 1 AP class.
Oh, and there are long-term projects, too, such as a science project that's going to suck up weeks of time until the science fair in February. It's crazymaking.
Anonymous
09/23/2013 02:19
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Well, you certainly can take 7 APs at Langley, although it is not advised. Usually five is considered the absolute top limit. Many students have clamored to get in to an AP class only to find it is truly taught at college level, their grades start to plummet and they want OUT.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 23:24
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Not in my home. And yes, five hours a night for Langley. Seven courses, staggered, an hour or more each subject plus ongoing projects = an easy five hours.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 23:16
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Get a nanny cam and see how much time your kids waste.
Really? Pick any HS and go online and see the amount of homework for a given class.
I see all the texts and Facebook and Instagram posts and tweets coming in every night -- it's not the iPhone Fairy sending 'em.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 23:04
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:Get a nanny cam and see how much time your kids waste.
Really? Pick any HS and go online and see the amount of homework for a given class.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 23:02
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Get a nanny cam and see how much time your kids waste.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 23:00
Subject: Re:S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
there is a big difference between 3 and 5. 3 is fine with me, 5 is crazy. Really? Every night? Man, things have changed.
Anonymous
09/22/2013 21:56
Subject: S/O too much homework: how many hours does your kid have per night?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a HS child in a place that does NOT require 3-5 hours of homework a night?
Sounds like the school in the midwest is the only one!