You're not required to do all those things, at least you shouldn't be. Alot of that is to be done by the parents, and if they don't do it, oh well. I'm sorry but the raising of children should be left to the parents, even if they do it in a way that most a society would be horrified at. Yes you should watch for abuse, but things like checking for head lice are usually left to the school nurse. There are seperate teachers for seperate subjects beyond elementary school, so no you don't have to do all of that on your own. As for T-shirt messages, unless the school has a dress code, or the T-shirt is obscene, the kid gets to wear it. I doubt you really have that much of a problem with most of these things. Also, schools should not teach patriotism, if for no other reason than it conflicts with some religious beliefs. The job isn't quite as difficult as teachers like to say it is. Plus, the starting pay for a teacher is far better than what my father makes as a corrections officer, after doing it for years, or what my mother makes working in a nursing home. They also get alot less time off.
Actually, the average second grader has something like 1-3 hours of school work everyday after school. Of course that's what the schools say is the average, it actually takes most kids about 2-4 hours. Schools view it as their job to keep kids occupied when they go home, so many kids are stuck inside all day. The amount only increases as the kids get older. I remember when I was in 4th grade, I had 4 hours of homework almost everyday after school, even on Friday. I didn't get home until about 4:00, which was earlier than most kids. Do the math, 4:00 plus an extra 4 hours, that means I wasn't done until 8:00 at night. I had to eat dinner, bathe, and head for bed. I barely ever went outside. From the moment they wake up, until they go to sleep, a kid's day is taken up by school. Now yes, alot of them don't do what's required, and there are days that they don't have homework, etc. but most of the time, they do. And we wonder why children are so overwieght these days.
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You're not required to do all those things, at least you shouldn't be. Alot of that is to be done by the parents, and if they don't do it, oh well. I'm sorry but the raising of children should be left to the parents, even if they do it in a way that most a society would be horrified at. Yes you should watch for abuse, but things like checking for head lice are usually left to the school nurse. There are seperate teachers for seperate subjects beyond elementary school, so no you don't have to do all of that on your own. As for T-shirt messages, unless the school has a dress code, or the T-shirt is obscene, the kid gets to wear it. I doubt you really have that much of a problem with most of these things. Also, schools should not teach patriotism, if for no other reason than it conflicts with some religious beliefs. The job isn't quite as difficult as teachers like to say it is. Plus, the starting pay for a teacher is far better than what my father makes as a corrections officer, after doing it for years, or what my mother makes working in a nursing home. They also get alot less time off.
Actually, the average second grader has something like 1-3 hours of school work everyday after school. Of course that's what the schools say is the average, it actually takes most kids about 2-4 hours. Schools view it as their job to keep kids occupied when they go home, so many kids are stuck inside all day. The amount only increases as the kids get older. I remember when I was in 4th grade, I had 4 hours of homework almost everyday after school, even on Friday. I didn't get home until about 4:00, which was earlier than most kids. Do the math, 4:00 plus an extra 4 hours, that means I wasn't done until 8:00 at night. I had to eat dinner, bathe, and head for bed. I barely ever went outside. From the moment they wake up, until they go to sleep, a kid's day is taken up by school. Now yes, alot of them don't do what's required, and there are days that they don't have homework, etc. but most of the time, they do. And we wonder why children are so overwieght these days.