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My daughter is in the 8th grade. During elementary school, there were times when as an adult I perceived her homework burden to be excessive. Like Ayelet I spoke to her teacher - the solution was the same here as well - when a given assignment is too much, draw a line and move on.
I'm glad that we went through this heavy homework period. At 13 my child is far better organized and a far more diligent worker than I ever was in school. Homework is her job. She comes home, she has a snack, she does her homework and when the work is done she joins the rest of the family for whatever family activities are on the agenda.
I couldn't be more pleased with my daughter's overall discipline with regards to school, and I can't help but think that the homework in elementary school was an important contributing factor. I'd much rather have the school pushing a heavy work agenda with the option of "drawing a line through it" than a non-existent home-school relationship characterized by neglect.
