Should schools cap homework at one hour per subject to reduce student exhaustion and open time for other pursuits?
In my daughter's middle school, homework now takes up to three hours a night, and I just read a study showing that after 90 minutes, the academic benefit flatlines. Teachers defend the load as necessary for discipline, but my kid is exhausted and losing interest in learning itself. I believe schools should cap homework at one hour per subject, if not eliminate it outright for younger grades. Wouldn't reducing busywork actually let kids explore passions and still learn responsibility?