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I don't really think it is a question of whether kids have too much homework. I think that there is an attitude of coddling kids and then placing very high expectations upon them. I have a neighbor who constantly helped her daughter out with homework and let her quit her job in her senior year so she could focus on getting into college. Her daughter's grades faltered and she and mom got completely stressed out because the only school she got into was a state school, and frankly this girl may not really be suited for college.
You know, my parents helped me set goals during high school and required that I have a job. I took honors classes, was involved in clubs and yearbook, worked 15-20 hours a week and had a pretty successful social life as well. And let me tell you, those Jesuits heaped a pile of homework on us. I really put a large part of the blame on parents - not excessive homework.
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