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by empath-nirvana 947 days ago
Honestly I think homework is _less_ important once kids get past 4th or 5th grade. If they're reading and can do basic arithmetic there's no point in really doing daily drills on vocabulary and math exercises.

That's not to say there's no point to homework at all for a ninth grader, but 90 minutes or two hours of busy work _every night_ is silly.