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It depends on the grade, the school, and the teacher. I have found, even in kindergarten this to be true. So, there is a general rule that the school (and county) adopts, and it should say that on the school's individual websites. But, some teachers give more homework than others. You could probably survey 4 5th grade classes and none of them would have the same amount of homework.
If you already have children in the schools, look on their websites and see what the expectation of the school as a whole is, then check on the individual teacher websites.
Ours isn't that bad. I have one in 1st grade and so far she gets one worksheet per night (about 10-15 minutes) plus nightly reading, and a 7th grader who has anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour plus nightly reading.
I thought the rule of thumb in Wake County in general was 10 minutes per grade. Some kids also have time in class and on the bus to do homework.
Does anyone want to vent about how much homework their children are getting nowadays?
Nope. In fact, I wish they got more at times. Yes, my daughter HATES me when I say that.
The standard is normally 10 minutes per grade level. A level that I think it fine for elementary, but as students get older, there is nothing wrong with bumping that up a bit a few nights a week.
I don't know about my kids (don't have any), but I'm getting entirely way to much homework from my professors. I think I need to have a talk with them about it
Thanks for posting that Lamishra. I wonder why 3rd graders get the same amount of time as 5th graders in Wake County. There's a big difference in years here.
Folks from a been there done that perspective I need to ask you when you expect your kid to get ready for the rigors of a highly competitive college and all nighters. If they aren't ready expect to be back home looking for a job and going to the community college which happens all to often.
My 5th grader has about an hour's worth each night. My 11th grader, well...some nights she is done in an hour. Some nights she has 3 hours. Last night she didn't get done until almost 10pm, starting at 6pm.
I do wish it was less...one hour or so is fine. 3-4 is excessive, IMO. I am all for preparing my children for the rigors of college studies, but I also want them to enjoy family time and social lives while they are young too.
My second grader has had three nights in a row of homework that took more than 1 1/2 hours. Yesterday, I let her do one hour of homework then work a note that explained that I thought it was time to run around outside!
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