<p>Yes, I remember my neighbor who went to Catholic school had way more homework than I had at public school.
Yes, the article is about middle school. I was just responding to people who were talking about homework in elementary school. I agree that middle schoolers can handle homework, but a reasonable amount of it. We should just be careful about giving kids work that they are not ready for developmentally and creating counter-productive work habits and family patterns (such as too much parental oversight) by doing this.</p>