Educational Theorist: Recent editorials have called for limits on the amount of homework assigned to children  They point out that free-time activities play an important role in childhood development and that large amounts of homework reduce children' s free time, hindering their development  But the average homework time for a ten year old, for example, is little more than 30 minutes per night
Clearly, ttherefore, there is no need to impose the limits these editorials are calling for
Free-time activities rarely teach children skills or information that they can use in their academic work.