My 1st grader had about 10 minutes of homework a night and my 3rd grader about 30 minutes. We just pulled the 1st grader out of school for various reasons, having little to do with the school itself, and I am homeschooling him. He is a 6 year old boy with lots of energy and I really believe strongly that kids need unstructured play time. I am all for excellent academics and both of my boys are advanced for their age, but there needs to be a balance. We are able to do school for him in about 3-4 hours a day and that gives him lots of times to hunt bugs, play outside and just be a kid.
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