Re: Why kids need tons of homework every night
Thad Martin
at first i thought i had your named confused with someone else- i kept thinking
'isn't this the same person who wrote "creativity and 'making it big' " and
other more unique and interesting posts.' sometime sarcasm is the only way to
handle the absurd:)
"John O. Andersen" wrote:
'isn't this the same person who wrote "creativity and 'making it big' " and
other more unique and interesting posts.' sometime sarcasm is the only way to
handle the absurd:)
"John O. Andersen" wrote:
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> P.S. The above is sarcasm in case you were wondering.
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John O. Andersen
An interesting article:
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/original/article/0,5744,2856,00.html
My personal response:
If this nation's children are to become bright stars in the global economy
of tomorrow, and the United States is to maintain it's position at the top
of the world heap, our kiddies need lots of homework everyday.
We are fully aware that our nation's best and brightest workers almost
uniformly demonstrate that to succeed in today's economy, a career has
pretty much got to be your life. Frills such as hobbies or reading for
pleasure must be kept within strict bounds and mostly reserved for
retirement years.
Sure, there will be limited time for things like relationships and
maintaining the home. But the bulk of energy and attention needs to be
focused where it matters most: on making money for our economy.
So, our children can't start early enough learning how to be the best cog
they possibly can be in the all-important economic machinery. They've got
to get used to the idea that "living it up" means running from one organized
event to the next each and every day of their lives. From school to
afterschool lessons to soccer practice to fast food pitstop for dinner to an
evening of homework assignments: this is the ideal way a child should be
raised; particularly one for whom the parents have "high hopes." If
followed consistently up through adolescence, this plan will invariably
produce young adults who are eminently qualified to step right into the hot
careers of tomorrow.
Children need their lives scripted to the greatest extent possible.
Experience has shown that where parents fail to do this, their children are
far more likely to develop non-traditional views about the meaning of
success or uneconomic ideas of how a life should be lived. Conscientious
parents who truly care about their childrens' future will spare no expense
or effort to ensure this doesn't occur.
John O. Andersen
http://members.xoom.com/joandersen
"Only dead fish go with the flow." Anon
P.S. The above is sarcasm in case you were wondering.
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/original/article/0,5744,2856,00.html
My personal response:
If this nation's children are to become bright stars in the global economy
of tomorrow, and the United States is to maintain it's position at the top
of the world heap, our kiddies need lots of homework everyday.
We are fully aware that our nation's best and brightest workers almost
uniformly demonstrate that to succeed in today's economy, a career has
pretty much got to be your life. Frills such as hobbies or reading for
pleasure must be kept within strict bounds and mostly reserved for
retirement years.
Sure, there will be limited time for things like relationships and
maintaining the home. But the bulk of energy and attention needs to be
focused where it matters most: on making money for our economy.
So, our children can't start early enough learning how to be the best cog
they possibly can be in the all-important economic machinery. They've got
to get used to the idea that "living it up" means running from one organized
event to the next each and every day of their lives. From school to
afterschool lessons to soccer practice to fast food pitstop for dinner to an
evening of homework assignments: this is the ideal way a child should be
raised; particularly one for whom the parents have "high hopes." If
followed consistently up through adolescence, this plan will invariably
produce young adults who are eminently qualified to step right into the hot
careers of tomorrow.
Children need their lives scripted to the greatest extent possible.
Experience has shown that where parents fail to do this, their children are
far more likely to develop non-traditional views about the meaning of
success or uneconomic ideas of how a life should be lived. Conscientious
parents who truly care about their childrens' future will spare no expense
or effort to ensure this doesn't occur.
John O. Andersen
http://members.xoom.com/joandersen
"Only dead fish go with the flow." Anon
P.S. The above is sarcasm in case you were wondering.