We received two interesting responses to Charles J. Sykes' article, "The Strange War on Homework."This is in response to the article by Charles J. Sykes, "The Strange War on Homework." I can't speak for other school systems, but where I live, Wheaton, IL, there is a paradox regarding homework. My 6th grade daughter often has more than 2 hours of homework. More than I usually had in high-school. Yet, my children seem to me to be behind where I was at the same age, especially in math, which I consider, along with reading most important for grade schoolers. Somehow, I learned all my facts without doing flashcards at home. Somehow, I learned long division (or as it's called now, division with regrouping) without my mother having to sit down with me show me how to do it. I am fine with a reasonable amount of homework, but I have read that 10 minutes per night per grade level was ideal. That would be nice.  By 5th grade, the teachers no longer follow...(Read Full Post)