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Originally Posted by troutman
What we noticed, is that many of the kids in GATE or on the honours roll, are not necessarily the most talented students. Many seem to be under extreme pressure from their parents. Should 12 year old kids be doing 3-4 hours homework a night? Are they missing something in the quest to be on the honour roll?
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This is an excellent point. The expectations placed on these kids by their parents are crazy. Don't get me wrong, work ethic is very important, but I am not sure it needs to be developed by doing 3-4 hours of homework a night. Learn an instrument, do some chores, get a part-time job if age appropriate.
Would be interesting to see what the success rates of these kids are in post-secondary education .... I mean if they are pounding out that much time in junior and senior high, could it lead to academic "burnout" at some point.
My kids are still in elementary, but if they showed academic aptitude, I am not sure I would even put them in IB or AP due to the time commitments that would take away from other things that help them develop cognitively as well as socially.