i know a couple who thinks that thier kids get tooo much homework,

I'm one of those parents who believes my daughter gets too much homework. Does that mean that I don't want my daughter to excel in life? NO! It just means I want her to have a childhood. She is in 5th grade-- and has been having 1.5-2 hours of homework since 2nd grade. School is like a job for kids-- Do you bring your work home? I do at times but certainly not 2 hours a night every night. I can see when she is older and in high school- give her alot then.. but 5th grade- She is 10. I'm afraid kids will be burned out before they hit high school. My daughter brings home a group project (Family project) each year.. sometimes several a year- this is on top of the regular homework. I have no problem helping her- It is fun alot of times.. Teachers are authority when the kids are in school- But parents are authority over all. Teaching a child to WORK for things can be done many ways--doesn't necessarily mean they need hours of homework at the ages of 7-17. I totally agree with parents who think their young kids get too much homework... And I'm one of those parents who sits there or within ear shot of my daughter to help with homework.. I only want the best for her.

There are days when I think there is too much homework. Take for example, my son is in 4th grade. He brings home work almost every night of the week, which I have to sit down and help him with, and I DO sit down and help him with it. The only problem I have is that I still have five other kids in this house that also need my attention, and when I am sitting with him for over two hours doing homework, then nobody else gets any of my attention, and supper is late and they don't get to bed on time. I guess people don't realize that these kids are in school 8 hours a day doing their studies, and then the have to come home and work for two or three more hours on school work. How fair is that? kids need time to be kids too, and life shouldnt have to be that hard when you are 10, or 6 or 12 or whatever, there is plenty of time for life to be hard when they are grown.

Yeh, thats very common. Parents sometimes become blind on their kids with love and they think that whatever they like is the best. Even though the homework is adequate they may think its too much, with no logic. No one can help them :(

it depends on how young the child is. there are toddlers and kinderguardeners with an hour's worth of homework. overloading very young children with lots of homework can cause education burn out.

yeah, parents should be extremely involved in a childs schoolwork, and the amount should be greater in my opinion. I dont think they get enough homework.