10 to 20 minutes doesn’t sound like much, but I’m not sure a first-grader who is all of six years old really needs it. At that age they’re still learning to read, and can probably barely write.
A child who can not write out a two paragraph story is considered "behind" and not ready for first grade.
They seem to be putting way too much on kids in the early grades.
The really bright kids can do it, the normal kids struggle and the kids who are not that bright or are not as mentally developed are screwed from the start.
When WBill Jr was in first grade, his 10 to 20 min of homework was almost always reading an assigned book. I think that’s a good idea.....especially for those households that don’t have books in them.