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No Homework Rules by: Deborah Lambert, January 31, 2008 Remember the brouhaha that erupted over “high stakes” testing in education a few years ago? According to author/radio host Charles Sykes, that was nothing compared to the current outrage being expressed over what is being called “excessive” children’s homework. What’s really amazing, says Sykes, is that the most vocal protesters in this war on homework aren’t some pointy headed “educrats,” but the parents. Columnists like Wall Street Journal columnist Jeff Opdyke who tackle this subject can expect a blizzard of emails from parents who blame an overdose of homework for an...

Beaten by teacher, boy prepares for third surgery PTI Thursday, December 06, 2007 18:46 IST ISLAMABAD: A 13-year-old Pakistani boy who was beaten by his teacher for not completing his homework is preparing to undergo a third surgery. Mudassar Aslam, a Class IX student of Himayatul Islam High School in Hyderabad, has already undergone two major intestinal surgeries after his teacher beat him. Aslam was rushed to Liaquat University Hospital on November 21 after he complained of severe abdominal pain. His teacher, Buland Iqbal, trashed him with a stick after tying him up. The boy said, "I was beaten with...

Amid growing calls for higher education standards, a City Council member is urging the Department of Education to limit the amount of homework teachers assign students each night. Peter Vallone Jr., who represents parts of Queens, said his two daughters are routinely swamped with homework and stuck at home, slogging through it. "As a parent, I have been unable to have fun with my kids. We can't go for bike rides. We can't go to the park. We can't go to the museum, and that's not fair," he said.

Most students carry a backpack, but for some, that necessary action can have lasting health effects. “Children come in here on a daily basis complaining about back pain, shoulder pain, and I have all these pain medicines to prove it,” said Andell Q. Brown, an RN and school nurse at Northside Middle School. “I have a little boy who comes in here who is 64 pounds. We weighed his backpack one day, and it was 21 pounds.” An Aug. 8 article by the American Physical Therapy Association -- based on studies on students in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade and college...

FAIRFIELD, Conn (AP) -- A father became so angry with his 13-year-old son for taking too long to do homework that he tied him up in their basement and beat him with a 2-by-4 until it broke, local police say. David Rodriguez, 41, of Fairfield, was charged with second-degree assault, first-degree unlawful restraint and risk of injury to a minor. He was arrested in Norwalk on Tuesday, the day after the alleged beating, as he prepared to leave the state, police said. "This case goes far beyond parental discipline and is more in the realm of a degrading and brutal...

...But here's the funny thing: Neither could I. Last year, in third grade, as Nathaniel's homework mounted to more than an hour a night, we found ourselves locked in constant combat. I begged, pleaded, cajoled and screamed for him to finish. Sometimes I even resorted to bribing him. He procrastinated, whined, cried and did everything he could to resist. Very quickly, his homework became the most stressful part of my day. Making matters worse, I couldn't help but wonder: How valuable is this stuff? Many of the exercises that came home -- endless packets asking the kids to find misspelled...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said on Monday. But they said video games do not appear to interfere significantly with time spent with family and friends. "Gamers did spend less time reading and doing homework. But they didn't spend less time interacting with their parents or their friends, nor did they spend less time in sports or active leisure activities," said Hope Cummings of the University of Michigan, whose...

Need some help with a Western Civ. paper I'm writing. It's over a book on the fall of the Soviet Union and it is really a Liberal piece of sh--- er, crap. It focuses on the economic ruin and corruption and completely discounts the Political roles of Reagan, Thatcher and Pope John Paul. In fact, it limits Reagan's contributions to one sentence stating that his "anti-communist speech did little to help things and caused the hardliners to move even further away from Glasnost". It's one of those "Socialism would have worked if it wasn't for the corrupt politicians" view points....

Boy runs away from homework A 10-year-old boy stowed away on a train and ran away from home in China - because he had too much homework. Xu Zhiqiang, 10, from Cili town, Hunan province, ended up thousands of miles away from home, reports Information Times.He said he could not cope with the amount of homework he was expected to complete during the one month winter holiday.Xu said: "Each of us has to finish two thick books of homework. Take the mathematics homework as an example, it has 100 pages with all kinds of questions."To make matters worse, Xu's...

Many who admit that homework is probably academically worthless in the elementary grades and not very helpful in high school still think kids should have it because: 1. It gets parents involved in their kids' education.This implies that the homework isn't for the kids, it's for the parents. In other words, the school feels they have a right to assign parents to spend time doing worthless assignments with their children. But what exactly are we doing when we're "involved" in our kids' homework? Either we're not needed, because the kids can do it fine without us, or we are needed,...

Civilization WatchFirst appeared in print in The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro, NC By Orson Scott Card September 17, 2006 Homework, Part I The Worst Job in the World What if you had a really lousy job? You're only employed for seven hours a day, but you have to ride the bus for half an hour each way. While you're there, they only let you go to the bathroom at certain times. You only have ten minutes to get from one work station to another, and somehow you also have to use the toilet and get your new work materials from a...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A woman admitted to smoking marijuana daily with her 13-year-old son to reward him for completing his homework. Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, 30, pleaded guilty to several charges Monday and will be sentenced Nov. 27. Livelsberger, of Conewago Township, admitted in Adams County court that she had been smoking marijuana with her son since he was 11, and that she often gave it to him as a reward. The boy told police that he was required to do his homework as soon as he got home from school, and then was allowed to smoke marijuana with his mother,...

In this war freedom should come first not after! In New Hampshire the Motto is Live free or Die! I don't need Bush spying on law abiding americans and taking our freedoms. Anyone who surrenders a square inch of freedom to the government in the name of saftey is a traitor and should be treated like one! Let the Bush Fashists all drop dead! Filthy Commys! LET FREEDOM RING!

For a homework assignment I must interview someone who has the same career I would desire. The career I chose was writer, however, I chose that career because I have genuine interest in it. I've written poetry, short stories, and a play before. So if there is a FReeper out there who could please spare some time for my 15-question interview, then please FReepmail me. Thank you in advance.

My 14 year old son has been given a project to design a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the Iraq war. It must be designed as though it will be built on the Mall in Washington D.C. which means it must follow the same design restrictions that applied to the Vietnam Memorial. It must Honor the memory of those who served and those who gave their lives. Be harmonious with the Mall and its surroundings. Somehow fit into the "historic continuity" of American art. Be durable, buildable and not hard to maintain. Please , any ideas would be appreciated.

Based on the following observations, identify the object whose properties are being described. This object is about 15 centimeters in length and its diameter is 1.5 centimeters. It has a cylindrical shape. The object has many shades of purple that combine to form a swirling pattern like a piece of marble. It smells like wood and sweaty hands. It has a smooth texture. When it is tapped on a desk, it makes a noise like a drum. What is it?

...The tension builds through the school year, whether students or their teachers cause it. This year, Wellesley High said: Enough. When students head back to class next month, they will no longer get homework during April vacations -- and possibly during winter break... Some may call it coddling. But Wellesley parents and teachers say the changes could give students a better-balanced, healthier lifestyle during high school. From "stress reduction committees" to yoga in gym class, Wellesley, Needham, Wayland, and other high- achieving schools in affluent suburbs are trying to cut their groggy students some slack. They say they recognize that...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge has tossed out a Wisconsin high school student's lawsuit asking for summers free of homework and may order him to pay the state's costs, court officials said on Wednesday. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Richard Sankovitz on Tuesday called 17-year-old Peer Larson's suit frivolous and said his complaint should be directed at the school board. The Wisconsin attorney general's office may ask the judge to order Larson to pay the state's court costs. Larson, of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, had asked that the state schools superintendent on down to his local school district and math teacher be...

Psalms 1 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly...

No Homework? Students Could End Up In Court New Policy For Habitual Offenders POSTED: 12:20 pm EST January 27, 2005 DELTA, Ohio -- Some northwest Ohio middle school students who don't do their homework could find themselves in front of a judge. School officials in the Pike-Delta-York district have enacted a new homework policy that they say is aimed at a small group of students who routinely miss assignments. A student who habitually fails to turn in homework can be suspended for three days. Principal Dennis Ford said a second offense could lead to the student being declared unruly for...