Like master of none, we have a year to decide what to do with our boy.
I studied for 7 years at high school doing, from year 1 , a minimum of 1-2 hours a night. Everything else by the wayside as I strove for academic success. Am I angry about that now I am middle aged - you bet I am! I will never have those opportunities again, and in the end I was absolutely no better off than those who didn't try so hard but carried on playing. I remember my brother, no academic but played around a lot, laughing at me and my qualifications (hard earned) while he was doing very well thank-you very much, while I just trundled along on the bottom trying to get somewhere (I'm still trying).
Let the kids play. Let them study at school. If they need homework to learn - or to learn study skills - then maybe they are at the wrong school, or wrong type of school! If they want to learn something after school teach them woodwork or something that will be of some use
