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Council Member Calls for Limits On Homework
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Submitted by Lynn, Nov 29, 2007 11:58

Maybe this teacher should stop and play video game too......the kids today are graduating and they can't even read or speak English....maybe you haven't figured that out yet.


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We all hate homework and i can't even hang out with my friends anymore. i have a test everyday (no... [MORE]

Kaesha 

Feb 15, 2008 16:07

home work should go out immediately!!!!!!!! [MORE]

nathali 

Feb 6, 2008 23:09

The New York City Student Union is a student-run organization that adresses issues in public schools. As a group, we... [MORE]

NYCSU 

Dec 3, 2007 20:55

I can't believe the whining of you kids today. Look, here's the facts: we all have jobs to do in... [MORE]

A. Cole 

Dec 19, 2007 14:22

Perhaps if the administration and public at large were to stop their anal number crunching of standardized tests to evaluate... [MORE]

Vanessa Rodriguez 

Nov 29, 2007 23:49

Although I do think there is too much homework, to me, the issue is that there is just too... [MORE]

ken kand 

Feb 20, 2008 11:52

Is this man crazy????? Our country's education system is behind as it is, if he doesn't like what his children... [MORE]

Karen 

Nov 29, 2007 11:56

Don't forget that most of the teachers ARE liberals, and what this guy is talking about is family values and... [MORE]

Ryan 

Nov 28, 2007 23:10

You call yourself a good teacher and you DON'T go home with 3 hours of your own homework!? Are you... [MORE]

Vanessa 

Nov 29, 2007 23:57

The moment to abolish the City Council passed long ago. The average voter has not the vaguest idea why the... [MORE]

Kolyma 

Nov 28, 2007 18:19

"It's not fairrrrrrrrrrrrrr" boo hoo! I can't find time to play with my kids - whaaaaaaaa! There should be a... [MORE]

A. Cole 

Nov 28, 2007 17:55

then very likely you don't have kids in school. You think you had a lot of homework when you were... [MORE]

John 

Nov 29, 2007 02:04

A role model is someone who shows kids how to CHALLENGE things that are UNFAIR, not follow along like sheep... [MORE]

high school student 

Dec 3, 2007 21:07

I agree with John. Students today, especially those of us trying to compete in the brutal culture of test-preparation and... [MORE]

Another High School Student 

Dec 3, 2007 21:59

for the record, I do have a child in school - who also gets 4 to 5 hours of homework... [MORE]

A. Cole 

Dec 19, 2007 13:49

Wrong again dear - a GOOD ROLE MODEL teaches others that everyone in life has responsibilities that must be met... [MORE]

A. Cole 

Dec 19, 2007 14:05

By all measures, the quality of primary and secondary education in the United States -- especially in NYC -- is... [MORE]

BrianZ 

Nov 28, 2007 11:26

Vallone is right on. I have been saying this since I was in high school. Now, with a graduate degree... [MORE]

Your daddy 

Nov 29, 2007 10:13

The dumbing down of America continues. How about spending time working with your children on their homework, reading with them,... [MORE]

twinheart 

Nov 28, 2007 09:07

He's not saying take away all homework. He's saying that teachers should give less, and that there should be one... [MORE]

Ryan 

Nov 28, 2007 23:12

Maybe this teacher should stop and play video game too......the kids today are graduating and they can't even read or...

Lynn 

Nov 29, 2007 11:58

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