Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 18:47     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The reason why these schedules are so rough and the kids work so much is because they generally have classes every day. Think about it. In college, you have a class usually 3 times per week for 50 minutes or maybe only 2 times per week for an hour and 20 minutes. You don't take a bus to and from school in most colleges, you roll out of bed and walk. You just have more free time. The trouble with the AP world is that we are layering supposedly college level work on top of essentially a high school style schedule in 11th and 12th grade. For 9th and 10th, the trouble is often that many kids in APs aren't really ready for them. They need to learn how to handle a more rigorous high school class after middle school before jumping into college.


Bingo.


I agree. Most private schools have a number or letter schedule, not a M-F schedule. I know my DD's school has a 6 day schedule with 5 classes out of 6 days so there is always a drop day with study hall. Plus the day is longer (3:30pm) so there is a 20min morning break, and 1-2 study halls a day. They also switch off each major class having an 80min class each week so they can finish labs, long tests, papers etc... with less overlapping. Much more manageable than the straight AP courses my DS has. Little breaks, less study halls, class every single day. I really see the difference. Unfortunately my DS unable to get in the 3 privates we applied. But I have to think that public high schools could come up with a better way.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 18:39     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very little. He does most of his homework at school (a mix of AP, honors, regular classes).

I spent a lot more time on homework when I was a kid. It worries me a little that he doesn't do much homework at home actually.


How does he get it done? Study hall?


He gets a lot of it done in class.


Do the teachers encourage him to start it in class, or is he doing it cuz he's bored or he's finished class work early?


I think he just takes the opportunity to get it done when he has the opportunity to get it done. It's a habit that he has developed.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:59     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I find it hilarious that people have such strong feelings about the schedules of other people's children.

Focus on your own kid. Why is how many hours someone else's kid studies your concern? You are obviously doing what you think is best for your kid. Other people feel the same about the choices their kids have. No one will change anyone's mind on this forum, especially when there is no civil dialog possible.


Except when OP asks for opinions regarding homework time. And another pp invited comments by posting her kid's HW load followed by "call me crazy". Well, there you go.


So to summarize, no dialog, only a pissing competition.

Why so angry? I see pps writing from a position of experience. Obviously you feel differently. Good luck.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:54     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I find it hilarious that people have such strong feelings about the schedules of other people's children.

Focus on your own kid. Why is how many hours someone else's kid studies your concern? You are obviously doing what you think is best for your kid. Other people feel the same about the choices their kids have. No one will change anyone's mind on this forum, especially when there is no civil dialog possible.


Except when OP asks for opinions regarding homework time. And another pp invited comments by posting her kid's HW load followed by "call me crazy". Well, there you go.


So to summarize, no dialog, only a pissing competition.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:47     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:I find it hilarious that people have such strong feelings about the schedules of other people's children.

Focus on your own kid. Why is how many hours someone else's kid studies your concern? You are obviously doing what you think is best for your kid. Other people feel the same about the choices their kids have. No one will change anyone's mind on this forum, especially when there is no civil dialog possible.


Except when OP asks for opinions regarding homework time. And another pp invited comments by posting her kid's HW load followed by "call me crazy". Well, there you go.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:40     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:The reason why these schedules are so rough and the kids work so much is because they generally have classes every day. Think about it. In college, you have a class usually 3 times per week for 50 minutes or maybe only 2 times per week for an hour and 20 minutes. You don't take a bus to and from school in most colleges, you roll out of bed and walk. You just have more free time. The trouble with the AP world is that we are layering supposedly college level work on top of essentially a high school style schedule in 11th and 12th grade. For 9th and 10th, the trouble is often that many kids in APs aren't really ready for them. They need to learn how to handle a more rigorous high school class after middle school before jumping into college.


Bingo.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:39     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very little. He does most of his homework at school (a mix of AP, honors, regular classes).

I spent a lot more time on homework when I was a kid. It worries me a little that he doesn't do much homework at home actually.


How does he get it done? Study hall?


He gets a lot of it done in class.


Do the teachers encourage him to start it in class, or is he doing it cuz he's bored or he's finished class work early?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 17:37     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
There are kids who are taking 5 top of the line AP classes that work just as hard as Magnets. Just because someone is labeled in a program does not mean they are working harder than someone else. It also doesn't mean that Magnet kids have "nurturing" home environments and others don't. That is absurd. And by nurturing, do you mean paying for everything because they are too busy to work, making all their meals, checking their homework, doing their laundry, packing their lunches, doing their college applications, etc... What do you define as "nurturing" that suicidal kids are not getting?


People taking 5 AP classes need to do more than a couple hours of homework. I have no idea what the suicidal kids are not getting at home but I am pretty sure that taking AP classes in Wooten HS should not be driving kids to kill themselves. Is it something in the school culture that is triggering this? You tell me.


Dunno, but I hear that "cutting" is common at the Blair magnet.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 13:19     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
I find it hilarious that people have such strong feelings about the schedules of other people's children.

Focus on your own kid. Why is how many hours someone else's kid studies your concern? You are obviously doing what you think is best for your kid. Other people feel the same about the choices their kids have. No one will change anyone's mind on this forum, especially when there is no civil dialog possible.

Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 12:02     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only kids with crazy parents have 6 hours of homework.


*snort*

My DD chooses her own schedule, and it's based on the accumulation of years of classes that lead to the next highest subject *and* the requirements of her magnet school (which she selected over other high school options after diligent research).

She also spends 6 hours on HW because she has some difficulty focusing.

Or, I could be crazy.


Difficulty focusing?? I rather walk on Legos all day than do 6 f'ing hours of homework after sitting still 6-7hrs straight learning at school all day. I couldn't do that as an adult so why would I expect my teenager to do it. I think the difficulty focusing has to do with an unbalanced life. It isn't normal to sit in a desk for hours working, especially at this age. It is actually unhealthy. Poor kid needs some standing up time, walking fresh air, friends, laughing, hobbies, exercise, etc...
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 11:05     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
How on earth could it be seen as a source of pride if your kid does 5-6 hours of homework per night?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 10:01     Subject: Re:How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So HS students are spending this much time on homework with no electronics/texting/IM/etc. distractions? If so, that's ridiculous and not something I'm willing to subject my kid to. If it's this many hours but with a lot of electronic distractions, that's different.


Yes, my HS junior is spending that much time (5-6 hours) with no distractions. She sits in a study with no computer, just a desk facing a wall covered with peaceful posters & a shelf with candles (we created a homework area for her years ago because of her distractibility) and no electronics. She doesn't text/IM anyway (not an electronics person; she doesn't have Facebook or other social media accounts).

Right now her only distraction is our dog (admittedly, our dog is very cute).

As a breakdown, a typical night might be:

AP World History - 1 hour - summary outlines, readings, analyses
AP Calculus BC - 1 hour - problems
AP Chemistry - 1 hour - problem sets
AP Physics - 1 hour - online instructional videos and analyses
AP Language - 1 hour - writing

And then language and band, but if she's lucky, not much HW for those subjects.

I'm the PP who asked about electronics. If your daughter doesn't text or use electronics, she's unusual for a junior in HS, and more power to her. How does she do homework for all those subjects, including "online instructional videos and analyses," with no computer?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 09:26     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only kids with crazy parents have 6 hours of homework.


*snort*

My DD chooses her own schedule, and it's based on the accumulation of years of classes that lead to the next highest subject *and* the requirements of her magnet school (which she selected over other high school options after diligent research).

She also spends 6 hours on HW because she has some difficulty focusing.

Or, I could be crazy.


Yes. You are. Parent her and teach her to have a balanced life. If she wanted to jump off a bridge would you indulge that. Crazy.

I have 2 in college and I agree that if your kid has 6 hours of HW a night, then the parent is crazy. I give my kids lots of opportunities to make their own (sometimes poor) decisions and for the most part, school is all on them. But this much homework or 6 APs for a non-straight-A-naturally-super-smart school-loving kid is crazy and a great example of when a parent needs to parent. And put an end to the madness.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 09:20     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Do you think whether 6 is too much or not depends on where you live? I am sure there are a lot of kids who do 6 in MoCo, no?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2014 22:12     Subject: How many hours does you high schooler spend on homework?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SIX HOURS A NIGHT ON HOMEWORK????!!!! HOW IN THE WORLD IS THERE ENOUGH TIME??? I have a first grader and it's less than an hour but she's exhausted with that. What time do your kids go to beD???


6 hours means the schedule is too hard.


ITA.


I agree as well.