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<p>Isn’t it also bad for your body to continuously lose sleep? I remember that we had some threads on CC before by students who were not getting that much sleep.</p>
<p>How many classes are you taking, Columbia?</p>
<p>It seems to me that the amount of homework you’re doing isn’t normal, even for the very best schools (Phillips Exeter and the like). It might help to talk to your teachers about more effective ways to study.</p>
<p>7 hours is a long time according to the standards that I have heard other people mention. I’m not sure where the standard comes from, but I think it is the following: starting with 1st grade at 10 minutes of homework a night, each grade should thereafter should multiply 10 times the grade. So, a 1st grader would have 10 minutes, a 2nd grader 20 minutes, 6th grader an hour, 12th grader 2 hours. However, students taking AP and honors classes could probably have more, but 7 hours a night sounds ridiculous.</p>
<p>I meant ,I will be succesful in life, no matter what it takes,how I write, what people say, because in the final analysis the success in life lies within in me.</p>
<p>I know that and I think the other posters also realize that, but I think (and elizabeth22 thinks) that 7 hours a night is too much homework.</p>
<p>You didn’t answer my question, Columbia.</p>
<p>How many classes are you taking? 7 hours really doesn’t seem like a standard amount of homework to have on a daily basis.</p>
<p>I am taking six classes, yes it is alot of homework because I have to do homeowork, and also I have a test or quiz everday in one of the classes so yea it is alot of hw.</p>
<p>Taking a test everyday does not seem normal to me either. Little mimi quizzes everyday or almost everyday seems okay, but a test everyday is insane in my opinion. What kind of school is this?</p>
<p>Columbia, did you get your paper back yet? I still think that 7 hours is way too much time studying, if you are indeed taking a full 7 hours to do so.</p>
<p>I got my paper back today I received a B as a final grade. I have just let my guards down, I am not as motivated as I was. I have a French test on Wednesday, a History, Science,and English test on thursday, and I had a math quiz, and a english quiz today. So it’s no joke, my school is tough. I am tired, and I don’t know anymore, I am less motivated. I guess know one did say the road would be easy. But if you but in so much hard work into something you are dedicated, and driven. I mean education is like my life, and thats all strive for to get a good education. In this mist, your grades determine what college you go to, and so you have to work hard. But when someone tells me I need to work harder, it’s like undesicrable because I work hard, I do more than have too. I take nothing but the best, and want nothing but the best. Best education, best everything. The only thing thats keep me from falling off the rope is that maybe things will change, and I will see success one day. But I wont be suprised I just gave up tommorow.</p>
<p>seriously it sounds like your school is giving you way too much work
You don’t need to kill yourself to get into and do well in college
My daughter attended a top prep school and had about 2 hours of homework a night- some nights more some less. She took longer than she needed to, because she has a learnng disabiltiy that interferes with memory and comprehension.
She went on to a college that prides itself on doing it the hard way- but her classwork prepared her for that.
I really think that you and your friends should approach the school and the school board, and ask what the point is of all this testing and homework.</p>
<p>To be honest, I don’t think there’s any reason to speak to the school board. I really intend no offense, but it sounds to me like this is a problem with study skills rather than with assignments. There’s another student from Columbia4life’s school who posted back in January who didn’t seem to feel that the workload was over the top. I doubt that any school knowingly assigns 7 hours of homework, and I assume that if other students were spending that long on assignments, someone would have complained. I think the real issue here is a lack of efficiency in studying rather than too much to study. </p>
<p>Columbia, do you have any friends who are particularly good students? Would any of them be willing to share some tips on how they get all their work and studying done? Your teachers may also have subject-specific ideas on how to cut the time you’re spending out of class. The sooner you figure out how to complete assignments quickly without sacrificing quality, the happier you’ll be.</p>
<p>I also think it is insane to spend that much time on homework. Columbia, do you take any breaks during these 7 hours? If so, that time does not count as doing homework and studying.</p>
<p>How much homework in each class do you have, and do you have it in every class every night? What grade are you in? Where do you do your homework? Do you start right after school, and go all the way through? When do you start? What kind of assignemnts do you have? That much homework implies major projects all the time, big tests everyday, and alot of busy work. What classes are you taking?
I ask these because there are some things you can do to make your homework time shorter and more efficient.</p>
<p>I want to help, but need a framework to start with. We don’t want you giving up, there are ways to fix this…</p>
<p>I despise busywork. I hope that’s not what you have to do. I don’t see how anyone can learn anything from meanlingless assignments that just keep going and going and…</p>
<p>Is it possible, Columbia, that you have an undiagnosed learning difference, like Dyslexia, that means you need a great deal more time to do the homework?</p>
<p>How many hours are your friends spending each night?</p>
<p>Citygirlsmom and SBMom have asked some good questions. Also, Columbia, are these course honors/AP? Is there one class that is taking up much more time than the others?</p>
<p>I don’t have Dyslexia, or any learning disability, i don’t have problem doing homework, I finish that quickly. It is studying for 4 tests in a night, you how much you have to absorb in your brain. Yes I do study efficentely, I sleep at 10.30 on a normal night when i dont have tests or quizzes. But if i do I go to sleep at 1.am, and thats because I rest after school, and don’t go straight to work. My school is hard, most kids sleep at 12am, and no i don’t have no problem. Definetely not in my other subjects, I might find it hard to learn concepts eaiser for Math, well thats because my teacher doensn’t explain anything to me these days, because he is B.s. I also don’t take Honors, AP. You can’t judge, becayse what might be easy for one person, will be hard for another. You don’t go to my school so you would never know.</p>
<p>“It is studying for 4 tests in a night, you how much you have to absorb in your brain”</p>
<p>Are you trying to do all of your studying for 4 tests in one night? The best way to study for tests is to spend a little time each day studying the subject. Cramming for tests is neither efficient nor effective.</p>
<p>This is why I suggest that you could benefit from instruction in study skills. You’re working hard, but not efficiently.</p>
<p>I agree with Northstarmom since I have crammed before. It is not in any way fun. Is this what you are doing?</p>