I gather from perusing your content, that you are a working mother, of at least a middle schooler and maybe younger kids? But I want to strongly recommend a book that will explain a lot about education in America (and it's on audio conveniently): The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler.
This book focuses on elementary school, but it elucidates the foundational beliefs and practices of teachers in our country about knowledge and learning. Homework is not discussed in the book, but here's what I surmise: there is current research which shows homework to be ineffective. And it is ineffective, because their pedagogy and practices are very ineffective. Adding another hour of reading comprehension strategies after school doesn't make a difference, but the two hours they do every morning in elementary school also doesn't make a difference.
Then go to forums.welltrainedmind.com and investigate curriculum recommendations for "after schooling." There's a whole mess of people willing to help with recommendations!
I gather from perusing your content, that you are a working mother, of at least a middle schooler and maybe younger kids? But I want to strongly recommend a book that will explain a lot about education in America (and it's on audio conveniently): The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler.
This book focuses on elementary school, but it elucidates the foundational beliefs and practices of teachers in our country about knowledge and learning. Homework is not discussed in the book, but here's what I surmise: there is current research which shows homework to be ineffective. And it is ineffective, because their pedagogy and practices are very ineffective. Adding another hour of reading comprehension strategies after school doesn't make a difference, but the two hours they do every morning in elementary school also doesn't make a difference.
Then go to forums.welltrainedmind.com and investigate curriculum recommendations for "after schooling." There's a whole mess of people willing to help with recommendations!