As one who was labeled "gifted" and supposedly going to go far, I can relate to this. I never did homework in school, and still graduated with nearly a "B" average. If I was to do my homework, there was so much that it would have taken me past midnight to complete. None of my teachers seemed to be aware that the homework load that they were giving was but a small bit of the whole. They each seemed to act as if they were the only one giving me homework and loaded enough on me to take about an hour or so on just THAT class. Moreover, what is the purpose of homework anyway, everything is already covered in class!
And then, to add insult to injury, they make homework part of the grade! Worse, most of the homework comes from classes that are "required" such as English which is the same thing every year! I already SPEAK(and write) English! Those "required classes were always a thorn in my side preventing me from taking all the classes I wanted to take because there are only a certain small number of periods, and most of them are filled with "required" classes which I may not even need or want, such as English, History,Social Studies(whatever THAT is. seemed to be a repeat of history actually), and even PE(which I definitely did not want OR need. It was only in my senior year that I (finally), could take Electronics. I had been waiting since 5th grade to take THAT, but there was never any open periods to fit it in.

What is lacking in the schools is getting the students INTERESTED in what they study. They are force fed a pablum diet and then expected to excel. They should be allowed to tailor their classes upon what they are REALLY interested in. We might then see a change. I know it would have been a big help to me had that been done.

As a parents, I am worried when I see my son did not wanted to do his homework. Sometimes he was lazy and sometimes he don't know what to do on his homework. With your post, I got an idea what to do or how can I help my son in doing his homework. Thank you!

I just graduated high school... let me tell you what to tell your kids...

Do your homework and get a high school diploma, or you won't get a decent job! High school itself is the key to a healthy adult career. You don't need college, but you do need high school. A GED is NOT the same, I found that out the hard way and went back to high school myself. It sucked, and I did it anyway. Just do your homework, study enough, and get it done the first time.


That's all I can say for you to say to your children. High school is key, anything above it isn't necessity. So just STUDY ENOUGH FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! That is #1, just the diploma! KEEP AN EYE ON THAT GOAL! heh, I sure did. I had to drop out due to schizophrenia or whatever... went back 15 months later and I did get a diploma. So kiss my sweet cakes everyone out there with a GED, I actually did go back long enough to get a real diploma after being labeled "special" *ROFL* It really CAN work out if you keep focused on your ultimate goal -- GRADUATION! woohoo! :D

In the country where I live, a new homework rule is implemented. No homework on weekends for all students. The department of education emphasizes that they are implementing the rule so that students can spend quality time with their family.  

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