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My daughter goes to RCHS and absolutely loves it. The class sizes are small and the teachers are wonderful. It's a very supportive environment for kids who want to learn. The student base is diverse and the kids learn through real world scenarios and hands on projects. She usually has 2-3 hours of homework per night and the tests and quizzes can be tough. She's been getting all A's with an occasional B. I attribute this to the conducive learning environment and the excellent teaching staff, plus she's a pretty smart kid to begin with : )
2-3 hours of home work per night!!! and 6-8 hours of school (including commute time)! This is bad!when they will play and be active! I don't know why the kids get so much of homework nowadays. My 5th grader has at least 1 hr of homework! Too bad! On top of that HS, have the school start early at about 7-7.30 am! They sleep only 5-6 hours! What can we do about this when they need at least 8-9 hours of sleep.
My daughter is in high school and is going to bed at 8pm.
She had so much homework that she couldnt get it all done. I'm talking from the time she came home until bedtime-and she was up until after 10. This was only work for two of her classes!
Your high schooler is going to bed at 8pm!? Wow. What time does she have to get up? My kids are up until around 10pm and they're not in high school yet. We get up about 7am, school starts at 7:50am.
2-3 hours of home work per night!!! and 6-8 hours of school (including commute time)! This is bad!when they will play and be active! I don't know why the kids get so much of homework nowadays. My 5th grader has at least 1 hr of homework! Too bad! On top of that HS, have the school start early at about 7-7.30 am! They sleep only 5-6 hours! What can we do about this when they need at least 8-9 hours of sleep.
The poster you quoted is talking about high school, not 5th grade. Most high schoolers don't do a whole lot of "playing".
2-3 hours of home work per night!!! and 6-8 hours of school (including commute time)! This is bad!when they will play and be active! I don't know why the kids get so much of homework nowadays. My 5th grader has at least 1 hr of homework! Too bad! On top of that HS, have the school start early at about 7-7.30 am! They sleep only 5-6 hours! What can we do about this when they need at least 8-9 hours of sleep.
Raliegh Charter is a competitive school....they don't get the results they do by letting the kids slack. You have to be motivated to get in in the first place. Oh....and They start at 9 am....not 7.
My daughter is in high school and is going to bed at 8pm.
She had so much homework that she couldnt get it all done. I'm talking from the time she came home until bedtime-and she was up until after 10. This was only work for two of her classes!
2-3 hours of home work per night!!! and 6-8 hours of school (including commute time)! This is bad!when they will play and be active! I don't know why the kids get so much of homework nowadays. My 5th grader has at least 1 hr of homework! Too bad! On top of that HS, have the school start early at about 7-7.30 am! They sleep only 5-6 hours! What can we do about this when they need at least 8-9 hours of sleep.
To clarify, RCHS starts school at 9am and ends at 2:40 so 2-3 hours of homework is more of an extension of the school day.
Simple. Extract them from that school. That amount of homework is just busy work. I'd question its effectiveness.
Do you even know anyone that goes to Raleigh Charter? It's one of the only charter schools I would recommend for the right student and they don't pass out busy work.
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