Montgomery Blair Magnet

Walker1194
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:11:37 +0000

I have one kid that would have loved to have been more challenged in HS. But challenge and massive quantities of homework really don’t have to go together. Even in her most challenging classes (AP), she only studied 1-2 hours a night. It gets to the point that they are only committing material to short term memory just to get homework done. I don’t think that is helpful or wise. Teens absolutely need more sleep than you think. Six hours or less on a regular basis is not getting enough to let their brains rest and process what they have learned. I personally would not send my kids to a school that tells you up front that the kids will have 4+ hours of homework per night. There is also outside learning through trial and error, social skills, what activities truly interest them and all that jazz that needs to occur in HS. They are not little adults.