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  1. What’s the Right Amount of Homework?

    Many teachers and parents believe that homework helps students build study skills and review concepts learned in class. Others see homework as disruptive and unnecessary, leading to burnout and turning …

  2. Do our kids have too much homework?

    Cooper points to “The 10-Minute Rule” formulated by the National PTA and the National Education Association, which suggests that kids should …

  3. How Much Homework Is Enough? Depends Who You …

    In 1st grade, children should have 10 minutes of daily homework; in 2nd grade, 20 minutes; and so on to the 12th grade, when on average they should have 120 minutes of homework...

  4. An Age-By-Age Guide to Helping Kids Manage …

    I talked to her for more information on how much parental involvement in homework completion is needed, according to a child’s age and grade level. Kindergarten to second grade. Whether...

  5. Is Homework Good for Kids? Here’s What the Research …

    For decades, the homework standard has been a “10-minute rule,” which recommends a daily maximum of 10 minutes of homework per grade level. Second graders, for example, should do about 20...

  6. How To: Choose the Right Amount of Daily Homework

    At grades 1-3, homework should be limited to an hour or less per day, while in grades 4-6, homework should not exceed 90 minutes. The upper limit in grades 7-8 is 2 hours and …

  7. How much homework should my child get each night?

    National organizations of parents and teachers suggest that children in kindergarten through second grade can benefit from 10 to 20 minutes of homework each school day. In third through sixth grades, children can …

  8. The homework debate: how much homework is …

    According to the 10-minute rule, teachers should add 10 minutes of homework for each grade a student completes, starting with the first grade. In other words, a first-grader would be assigned 10 minutes of homework, a second-grader 20 …