Our three kids went to Catholic grade school and high school. They got a lot of meaningful (not busy work) homework. They learned how to research and write very well. They blew away college and are all doing well. They are hard workers and their bosses and co-workers love them for their skills. They are happy.
They credit their early schooling for their success.
Today’s homework for a lot of kids is to fuss with theirs phones and computers alone in their rooms. They have never been pushed, which is why they are such snowflakes.
When they told me I was going to teach American lit, I found a 1989 textbook in a homeschool store. I still don’t know what grade level it was meant for. They each got one independently onLine for one dollar plus shipping. I should’ve had them get two so they’d stop whining about carrying it around
That’s all they need and a spiral notebook. Research they needed to learn how to use on line resources Parents will not go along with ideas of meeting Wally and the beav at the library. And that’s fine. They have to know.
Keeping the computer in perspective that it is a tool in any use, including socializing, keeps it simple