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To: caver

It will be very interesting to see the eventual comparison between students who DO HAVE homework and those who do not.

The teacher in the lead story is suggesting that good parenting is healthier than having kids do homework. As I see it, in today’s world the idea is good but the reality is that parents are too busy either making a living or just not interested in raising their kids. Good parenting and homework need to and should go together. Expecting kids to get all the education they need during day classes could hinder them for the rest of their lives, particularly if they have poor teachers.


46 posted on 08/23/2016 4:38:06 AM PDT by DaveA37 (t)
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To: DaveA37

The “poor teachers” part could be addressed by merely requiring government school teachers to pass annual literacy tests.

But that would be racist.


50 posted on 08/23/2016 4:40:59 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: DaveA37

You can make a kid go to school but you can’t make him do homework


53 posted on 08/23/2016 4:44:48 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... We Frack for Peace)
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To: DaveA37
As I see it, in today’s world the idea is good but the reality is that parents are too busy either making a living or just not interested in raising their kids.

All the homework in the world isn't going to fix a situation where parents are not interested in raising their own kids.

61 posted on 08/23/2016 4:50:15 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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To: DaveA37

Lots of kids are spending time on their electronics and playing sports instead of studying. I can’t see how this is a good thing.


112 posted on 08/23/2016 7:01:37 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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