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Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey View Post
My kids in the second grade,and granted he has a really high IQ,so teachers have to push him to keep him engaged,but.......
I open up his bookbag to check for homework,I see has to give an oral presentation on
The food of Kenya
Im a man with a high IQ in my late 30's and I wasnt even sure Kenya had food, and their giving this to a second grader?
I mean look at any marathon,does it look like these people are eating?
Jesus when I was in second grade,our big writing assignment was to write a story,and have the teacher bind it in to a book,and we were allowed to make illustrations to fill space. And even then 90 % of the boys books involved either Jedi's or Sharks(Jaws and Star Wars had just come out)

Homework is bullshit. 80% of education is wasted bullshit you will never use and they have the nerve after holding you hostage for 7 hours to send you home with extra work.....

I hate it and it's bullshit. 3 kids and when we have to spend 2 hours at night making sure they do their homework I get pissed. How many people EVER use algebra? Only very specific occupations and then they go into that occupation because they like it. I feel like telling the fat ass teachers that I am gonna force them to go on a 3 mile jog with me 3 nights a week. It's funny that they don't require much for physical education anymore, but cram algebra down everybody's throats.

Bullshit educational system..... teach kids 0 about money, 10% about health and taking care of their bodies, 10% actual useful skills (math,language,spelling,etc..), but then 80% is useless time wasting temporary memorized bullshit to make a "well rounded" student. BULLSHIT....


Sorry....
Point taken about most people only really using 20% of what they learn, but which 20% is it going to be? I think it is good for young people to keep their options open, at least until they are old enough to make a well reasoned decision about what they want to do with their life. Therefor you study algebra and geometry and grammar and chemistry and physics and biology and whatever, until you are well into high school.