how much homework should the average middle school kid have
High school teachers interviewed said they assign an average of 3.5 hours worth of homework a week. For students who study five days a week, that's 42 minutes a day per class, or 3.5 hours a day for a typical student taking five classes. Middle school teachers (grades 6-8) assigned roughly the same amount: 3.2 hours of homework a week, or 38.4 minutes a day per class. That adds up to 3.2 hours of homework a night for a student with five classes. K-5 teachers said they assigned an average of 2.9 hours of homework each week. The data reflect what anecdotally shocks many parents: homework loads jump in middle school. Teachers' top three reasons for assigning homework were to see how well students understand lessons, help students develop essential problem-solving skills, and show parents what's being learned in school.