How much homework for Second Graders?

by Stephanie
(Shanghai)

This is my first year teaching Second Grade and I'm teaching at an international school in China.


The kids are getting about 1.5 hours of homework a night from their math and Chinese teachers.


It seems like way too much to me so I hate to add more homework for them in my courses of science, social studies and english.


What is the normal amount of homework given to kids at this age?