
My students worked very hard in class. I tried to make sure they understood whatever concept I was teaching. I also tried to give them 15-20 minutes of time at the end of the day to work on any homework assignment that I'd given them. They knew in the mornings what their homework assignment was for the night because I had it written on the board. They were allowed to work on it at anytime during the day if they had finished the current assignment. But, they had to take it home and let a parent initial it

Yeah, I taught elem. and it is a bit different from jr. high and high school. However, 3-6 hrs of homework is WAY too much for anyone to do.