I was a teacher for many years. I was also working class. But I get you.

For the most able of students, homework is just busy work. It's absolutely not necessary.

For the students who need a little help, that should not come from parents. When parents are called upon to teach as aspect of math, that is surely when the rot sets in.

Being a family at night, cooking together, reading, and having down time, is how things should be