How many minutes or hours does your children work on homework?

Include grade level and amount of time.

Do you believe children are overloaded with homework or not enough?

Do you believe overloading is bad for the child?

The time recommended is 10 minutes per grade level. So first grade is 10 minutes while 12th grade is 2 hours.

So often especially for the younger kids, it is the parents helping the children do homework.

Homework was how we kept track of what our children were being taught in school.

Or what they want you to see.

We homeschool so all lessons are "home work". 😉

I remember when I was a student, I spent a lot of time doing homework and school projects especially middle and high school. I think if a student wants to submit a high quality product and perform better than all the other students, then doing extra time on homework in necessary. Usually, how successful a student is isn't based on how "smart" he is, but rather how many hours he puts in. This could involve additional research for a history project, or spending extra time on math formulas, etc. I remember I had some late nights in high school studying for tests, finishing up projects and papers, etc. (I was also involved in extracurriculars). No, I do not believe overloading a child with homework is bad, unless he is being deprived of sleep. Playtime is for the summer, Christmas break, etc.

the recommened times seem right to me. You can only fit so much learning into a school day and it needs to be reinforced at home because much of learning is done when you practice it regularly outside the classroom.

I recall in primary school learning how to spell and practicing with parents in a notebook I took home.
Also had a book bag and would read every night.

In high school its mostly preparing for exams, or going over what you learned (revision) or researching projects.
I would recommend taking your children to the library on a weekly basis so they can borrow books. They can read for pleasure and borrow anything that interests them That will set them up for life. Let them choose their own books.

My kids LOVE the library. It was one of the biggest blows in their lives when it was shut down in 2020. Slooowly reopening now and they are gobbling up books like crazy. I had been buying books during that year, to ease their cravings, but it was beginning to be an expensive habit. We all prefer to hold REAL books in our hands, rather than kindle or ebooks so there's that, as well. Lol

Frankly, homework should be ABOLISHED. If the time in school is spent productively, then the time after school should be for sports, games, recreation, and leisure. And for those who are homeschooling, 2-3 hours a day is more than enough, with focus on the basics (this is from personal experience).

Yup. 100% agree.

We felt it was our responsibility to educate our children, and schools were a tool we used. Since we opted to use public schools as a tool, homework was required and appreciated, so we could keep up with what was being taught, beyond the syllabi. Homework gave us an opportunity to discuss their lessons, and explain things further. Sometimes the way a teacher explains things doesn't make sense, and going over it again from a different angle helped. Is homework necessary? Sometimes. Is it a pain in the rear? Usually. Are kids given too much? Ehhh that is a long discussion with a lot of variables, in my opinion.

We also homeschool (my husband is the teacher--I am the breadwinner). He is a very black and white guy, so when the curriculum says we should be on day 49, he expects the kids to be on day 49. I try to get him to lighten up, because my kids have SO many more skills than kids their age in a "traditional" public school environment. For example, my 10 year old sewed a stuffed animal last week, and my 6 year old used power tools to make me a wooden spatula for Christmas.

I loved school and spent a lot of time doing homework, especially in high school, which was good and paid off since I went to college and now have a great, well-paying job, but if you would have left me alone in the woods for a night I would have died. I had no real practical skills.

The amount of homework your children do should align with your goals for them and for your family. Formal education can be a wonderful thing, but life skills, music, sports, and participation in faith activities may be a higher priority for your family than hours with the books.