My oldest daughter has always had a ton of homework, now she's in high school so that's expected, but her elementary and middle school years were homework filled. No homework nights just didn't happen unless it was a special case once in a blue moon. Sometimes the quantities were just ridiculous and it's horrible to see your kid that stressed and burnt out.
My younger daughter who is going through the same schools has a much more reasonable amount now. She pretty much has homework every day but it's doable and doesn't take up the whole night. She has 20-30 minutes of reading, maybe a worksheet and she gets a worksheet on Monday that needs to be completed and turned in on Friday. There may be odd assignments on top of that but it's nothing like the days when my oldest was in the same grade. Much better and I hope it stays that way.
I'm a firm believer in kids needing downtime as well as the ability to go to bed on time.
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