re: OT Teachers...why is it a damn standard that you send home so much damn homework

Coming from someone who went to public schools, college, graduate school, and completed doctoral study in my field as well as having help raise two kids and help them with their homework, I really question the pedagogical soundness of a pile of homework. The teaching needs to be more intensive at school. I know that a certain group gets in the way of that and the thing to do is put them to themselves in another classroom and have someone address their learning needs instead of holding the rest of the class back. We've watered things down way too much and it's coming back to bite us in the arse. During the time that I taught college, it was incredible how many students got there and couldn't even write a decent paper or engage in critical reasoning. shite, some of them couldn't even spell. However, I digress, back to the homework issue. Kids need a break as well as they are kids. They need time to unwind, learn other practical life skills, and interact with the rest of their family. My point is that there needs to be a balance. If you want to do reading assignments, that's one thing. To make kids to a bunch of busywork is another thing.