Kids sit in class for 6 or 7 hours a day. That should be enough, why does an 8 year old need to be doing school work at home after sitting at a desk for that many hours. I rarely did homework until highschool and turned out fine, I got into university, got my degree and got a decent job. I work with people who I know were automatons in school from grade 1, studying, memorizing and overstressing and they are still that way today, they can't think rationally. I'm not going to get too caught up with my kids when they enter school.
Adults need work/life balance and so do kids (moreso). Kids working overtime is bullshart, the evenings should be for playing, sports, socializing etc. This stuff is more important than memorizing how to spell mississippi.
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