[JavaBrewer]

My son comes home with loads of homework and his math can at times take up to 90 minutes alone...every night. Just the math. I still think 3 hrs of homework (average) per night for a 7th grader is pretty extreme...but then that's another topic. If his algebra is loaded with busy work (complex multiplication/division) then I force him to do the first half by hand and if they are correct he can use a calculator for the remainder. I want him learning the 'concept' and not wasting precious time doing long division.