Do teenagers in the US really get that much homework?

Indeed they do. An average day of homework for me: * 6 AP Physics problems, which take between 15 to 20 minutes each * A weekly set of APUSH notes which, spread out, amount to an hour and a half a night. read more

Yes, teenagers in the US get a lot of homework. I am going to assume that teenagers refer to high schoolers rather than middle schoolers or college students. The average high schooler in the US takes 6 classes. read more

Homework should take just 60 minutes for pupils to benefit most and results drop if it takes longer than 90 minutes, a new study has revealed. For teens to learn the most and get good marks, teachers do not need to set piles of work, but to assign it regularly. read more

Regardless of how much homework kids are actually doing every night, most parents and teachers are happy with the way things are: 60 percent of parents think that their children have the “right amount of homework,” and 73 percent of teachers think their school assigns the right amount of homework. read more