Ultra - that is the weekly load. I didn't even mention the additional special projects that come home. If the load is done on the assigned night, our worst night is 2 hours (assigned time) not actual time which can be longer - but I'm not going down that road.
The disadvantage of being skipped is HUGE! I have only met one parent (the one mentioned above) who happens to be the homeroom mom. Otherwise, I don't know any others.
If we do only required homework the average per night is 39.25 min. Nooo...I haven't done a spreadsheet
