"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/22/13 9:23 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

Um, ok. either way. My point stands. Kids don't need three hours of
homework in the fourth grade, and in too many families, it
won't/can't
get done anyway.... If they would stick to readin' writin' and
'rithmetic, instead of political and social indoctrination, they can
get
it done in the allotted time period. This is a different world, the
schools need to adjust too...


Political indoctrination? Did your kids go to public school at a
gulag?
Three hours of homework in the fourth grade? Are you on drugs?

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I don't know what the homework load is specifically in today's public
schools but both my daughter and my older son who both have kids in
school have commented that the homework load is incredibly high, even
at the grade school level .... significantly higher than what I
remember them as kids having.
I think the increased homework load on kids in the grade school levels
is a direct result of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment
System (MCAS) system that was introduced in 1993. It's still
controversial because it evaluates school systems and the teachers as
well as the academic achievement of the students and some people feel
it puts unnecessary pressure on the kids at too early of an age.

As for me, I don't really remember much of grammar school. My
recollection of high school (back in the dark ages) is similar to
Harry's .... about 2, sometimes even 3 hours a night, depending on the
course load.