As teens head back to school it is time to think about homework.
Researchers agree that homework is an essential ingredient of adolescents' school success.
A recent study examined how much time adolescents spend on homework. It found that students in middle and junior high school complete more homework than those in elementary school on average, elementary school students do about 35 minutes of homework, while middle and junior high students spend 45 minutes. The story of homework time may be a tale of two adolescents one, like Molly, who spends a great deal of time on homework, and one who does very little or none at all. It is critical to examine homework time in the context of students' after-school activities, as well as leisure activities such as watching television. If he's lucky, he'll squeeze in his friends on Sunday.