cym - I totally agree! 2-3 hours of homework a night seems like a lot for 2nd grade to me. The school has them for 6+ hours a day. What are they doing all day? You're totally right - GT kids especially do not need that kind of repetition. I think sending "something" home for organizational skills and to keep the parents informed about what they're working on in class is a good practice. But anything more than about 20 minutes in 1st grade (where we're at) seems out of control. I would reconsider for a short term project - like for science or something along those lines. But in that case, it's very open ended and DS would LOVE something like that.
I actually think DS learns MORE by having free time to pursue things on his own. Granted - he is very poorly placed and challenged in school right now. This is just another reason we are more strongly considering homeschooling for at least a trial run. I really feel like he could and would learn more in 2-3 hours a day than he would in our current school set up. And be a much happier kid in the process.
