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I guess I just have a different take on what constitutes real learning. To me it's not doing workbooks over and over. To me it's being able to see the reasons behind the answer. Why is it that answer correct. Too many kids in public schools have no ability to analyze situations because they are memorizing materials instead of actually learning why. How many 2nd graders really know why 12x12 is 144 as opposed to just having memorized the tables.

Life is not a textbook (and thank goodness I've never seen a horse is to saddle as ox is to _______ question in my adulthood experience) and I prefer that my kids learn to think outside of the box so that one day hopefully they can solve complex problems. But hey, that's just me. If you think it's a good idea to do test packets all day that's fine with me. That's why I support educational choice in this country.