Does 20 minutes of homework sound right for a Grade 2 student?

Now that the lazy hazy days are waning, parenting blogs are getting back to the great homework debate.
It’s a perennial issue – how much is too much?
In response to complaints from parents about overburdened children, many school districts, including ones in New Jersey and California, have adopted the “10-minute rule,” Parade.com reports.


The guideline – backed by research from Duke University – limits weeknight homework to 10 minutes per grade level (20 minutes for second grade,

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