Originally Posted by kcab
Hmmm. My DD doesn't get much done in study hall. There's little she can do at school, esp. since her books stay at home (teachers have suggested this to the kids, thank goodness). For us, a study hall seems like a wasted opportunity, but the school situation sounds quite different.
We checked out a second set of many of her books so she has one set in her locker at school and a second set at home. Her backpack was weighing nearly 40 lbs. when she was having to lug them back and forth daily and she is under 100 lbs herself.

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Is your DD going to be able to self-advocate for reduced homework load? Seems like just getting the history teacher to need less artwork, perhaps through fewer iterations, might be a place to start.
I'm not sure that she will be able to do this or will try. She's convinced that it will be fruitless.

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