Why not?
Homework isn't tough on the kids. I think alot of parents do not want to make the time or effort to help with it.
I didn't have homework until third grade at least, and I still did quite well on my SAT and in college. It's too much for someone that age. Little kids need the teachers to go through the techniques with them one on one, and then they need after school time to decompress.
Why should 6, 7, and 8 year olds go to school for 6 or 7 hours a day, and then come home to spend and hour or two on homework? We have an obesity problem in this country, and one reason is because kids are not outside playing around. Kids need to go outside and play more. It helps the brain and their bodies develop.
Just a guess ... but I'm thinking you haven't got a kid in grade school at the moment. Homework is tough in kids -- there's too much of it. There's no reason why a first-grader should be bringing home an hour's worth of homework every night.
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