I know there is no way my kids can learn EVERYTHING (forget time constraints – they likely won’t be interested in everything). How do I have my kids in extracurricular activities and school without overscheduling them? Why is my precious little time with my kids going to be wasted on busywork and stupid sheets of paper that teach them “math mountains” (what the flying frak is that?) and circling how many things “11” is? Also, how do people who work full time even deal with this shit? If I were a working parent, I’d seriously be even more livid. I don’t need to be doing homework for the fucking first grade. WTF? The parent has to do homework? I’m sorry. Then, the parents had to write an essay on the same topic. My friend told me her first grader (in the same school district my kids will be attending) had to write a paragraph on what MLK’s “I have a dream” means to them.
I already know I’m going to be one of those annoying parents who complain about the amount of homework their kid brings home every week. But a lot of the homework I’m seeing is truly a waste of time. I get needing homework for math, science, and reading.
Plus, I’m sure their regular schools will have homework as well.ĭon’t get me started on how stupid homework is. Unless they are all in at the same time, it’s going to be a LONG time. I would also have three (hopefully four) kids in these classes. If I add sports, music, and other activities on the list, that’s more afternoons gone. I also want my kids to learn and be fluent in Chinese so that kills either a Friday night or a Saturday morning for the foreseeable future. In short, to have the sort of childhood I recall having. Free time to play, to read, to watch copious amounts of TV. You see, I firmly believe in kids having lots of free time. I don’t particularly want to homeschool, but I am feeling very conflicted. Hapa Papa thinks I barely pay attention to my children now – how will I add teaching on top of that? My brother thinks I’m turning into the Duggars. How can I possibly think that I will be able to teach my children anything and homeschool them? I can barely muster up the energy and desire to play with my children (that’s why I gave them playmates in the handy form of siblings). So, many of you know that I’m a completely lazy parent.
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