Cheyanne is in 8th grade now and some nights has an hour but usually less. That doesn't count studying for tests when she has them. Through the years she's always had homework but no particular year stands out as being excessive. She's always had plenty of time to play saxophone and be a 3-season athlete (and that was being on 2 teams for most seasons once she hit 3rd grade). But she is organized and a bit OCD about getting things done. When she asked to play on the extra sports teams I allowed it with the rule that school came first and she started good habits then that have paid off now that she's older. A lot of projects/papers are done during school so that helps. Also, we moved to a 7-hour school day last year instead of 6 hours and it has made a difference in the amount of work coming home.
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