To my knowledge the only good explanation for giving homework at all after these kids have already put in so many hours in school is so that the parent is a part of the education and aware of what their child is learning. If this homework is being done with a tutor then what is the point? The parent is just as involved as he is with work being done in the classroom. With older boys though it is a good idea to hire someone to learn with them individually once or twice a week as a rebbe has to many boys in the class to be able to properly teach all of them gemara skills. There’s nothing like one on one learning for that.
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