Just hopped off my broom from my recent IEP meeting with Builder's school. I haven't been too pleased with this year. His teacher interpreted accommodations to mean lowered expectations and in general his teaching philosophy is "whatever." The lack of accountability coupled with my tween's attitude of "whatever" meant no one cared, except my husband and I. And on the really bad nights where numero uno son did not want to do any homework, had thrown his math workbook in the trash, or lied again about the school website homework information being wrong, we too were at "whatever." It is so easy to go there. I really want to, I know he will still pass. Kinda easily, if he never does one more minute of homework at home. (What a glorious thought that is!) But, it isn't O.K., although in my own heart of hearts, I want to free every parent from homework across the nation.
Yes. I could so easily be elected president.
Yes. We want to teach him responsibility. But does it have to be about homework?
Yes. We want him to want to achieve. But does that mean via his homework?
Do we want him to have good study habits? Yes. But can't that be about topics he cares about?
And finally, do I want him to not take a foreign language or band and have two study halls? Yes. We want our tax dollars at work. Homework.
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