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<p>My kids’ schools have always loaded up on homework. No matter their grade, the explanation was always “to get them ready for the next grade/middle school/high school/college.”</p>
<p>We were told in kindergarten to expect 15 mins of assigned hw per week, plus reading every day. </p>
<p>After K, we were told to expect 15 mins per day per grade. 1st grade = 15 mins, 2nd grade = 30 mins, all the way up to 12th grade = 3 hours. And sure enough, so far, it’s turned out that way. Not exactly, not every day, but by and large, the average is 15 mins per day per grade.</p>