<p>For my son, it was really about being overextended all fall. The first half of the fall, he had tennis every day after school and then would do his 3-4 hours of homework after dinner. Saturdays were tennis tournaments and Sundays were a little bit of down time and homework for Monday- as well as mowing lawns (his “job”). As soon as tennis ended, he got a part in the school play. He was also finishing his Eagle project and paperwork for that so he could officially put it on college apps. He was incredibly busy. School got out on the 20th and he started on essays that weekend. One school was submitted by Christmas Eve. After the holidays he worked on essays for another school which I waited to submit until yesterday because, well, it was payday and Christmas had wiped me out. He has one more to do. He has a really good idea and he plans to write it before school starts again on Monday. It’s due on the 15th. </p>
<p>Sometimes you have to prioritize and you have to do the homework that is due that week before the college app that is due in two months. Just like everything else.</p>