Homework Stress Homework Stress Schools are assigning more and more homework to younger and younger children. By 1997, the amount of time first, second and third graders spent on homework almost tripled to 123 minutes, or 25 minutes a night. While kids have always complained about the perils of homework, parents are now complaining too. Some say that after a long day at school, the homework overload is too much for young kids to handle.
Parents also question whether the extra work is really necessary.
Sometimes I think it's busy work. The increase in homework has both parents and kids stressed out. But some experts say that it s the parents who demand high achievement that push the schools into giving more homework. Educational expert Dr. Jennifer Obidah agrees. Schools are saying if you want your child to have these high test scores, you have to start them very young, says Obidah.