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Originally Posted by ricosuave
Funny how the kids in question have time for extra curricular activities though.
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I think that's the point. Don't tell me you think that extracurricular activities are a waste of time compared to school work?
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
In my opinion there should only be homework for kids that screw around during class and don't get that work done.
Otherwise children are far better served to spend their free time playing sports, learning an instrument or just being a kid.
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Exactly. Kids need to exercise all their muscles. Brain, body, creative. Sitting there doing math homework instead of learning an instrument or playing a sport, IMO, is detrimental to a kid's growth.
Not all kids are going to grow up and go to Uni and be engineers. Some are going to do something like a trade or be a musician or whatever. I really can't believe how many people are appalled by this idea that kids shouldn't be sitting there at the kitchen table with school work instead of playing hockey or music lessons or boy scouts carving some wood cars.
The parents are sick and tired of life being so hectic. The extra hour at night is a huge hour to them, and I couldn't agree more. Think about it - get off school at 330, come home and play some driveway hockey or practice the instrument they're learning for an hour and a bit, now it's pretty much dinnertime. After dinner, they've likely got some chores like cleaning the kitchen, then it's off to scouts or hockey or piano lessons. By the time they're dropped off and picked up and at home, it's fairly late into the evening.
And if a kid is failing at school, maybe instead of hockey, they're stuck with a tutor. But really, a kid goes to school all day long. Can't the evening be dedicated to something that's not academic?
I, for one, think these parents have their priorities straight, and that if more parents were this cognizant of their child's upbringing, the world would be a better place.