And, for all the hours of homework, I don't believe that today's children are better educated. When I was in elementary school, homework was studying for spelling tests and writing book reports, with an occasional mimeographed math worksheet. "Real" homework didn't start until middle school, but it wasn't anything like the amount of homework my kids had. Of course, back then, teachers spent the days actually teaching the various academic subjects. We didn't have any of the social issues type of units that kids are subjected to today.
What the hell are they doing during class hours?
I mean in between teachers having sex with them in the parking lot?