My DS10 has always taken lots of time with homework but not because he has tons of it, but because he is easily distracted and likes to live in his head rather than concentrating on his work. He probably has about an hour or so of actual work a night. He also has occasional additional projects but they are usually assigned well in advance so he can work on it a little at a time - or usually cram it all in at the last moment!! :-)
My DS7 has about 3 different things to do, math page, reading work book, science or social studies work sheets, and his reading book and AR book. He is my kid who sits down and gets it done and usually the written work takes no more than 5 to 10 minutes. He also has the occasional project but they usually aren't that big of a deal.
All in all I have no complaints.
