That was my thought, too. That some of it...forgets to come home.

A very politic way to put it.

Pardon my ignorance vw, but what's your major?

I'm a double major in English and psychology.

Betsy, that sounds awful! I'm so sorry!

That was my thought, too. That some of it...forgets to come home.

A very politic way to put it.

Oh, Jake forgets homework all the time. But there's homework hotline for each grade level, and team within it, so you can call and find otu what was *supposed* to come home on a daily basis. He's actually gotten better about that part of it, since we went through a very ugly first marking period.

It's the curriculum that concerns me, aside from him trying to get out of doing homework. When a whole unit in English is devoted to writing one poem (and his was maybe ten lines long) it seems pretty bogus to me. I know they read poetry during the unit, but there wasn't a lot of homework attached. And half the time he'll show me stuff he finished in class, which makes me wonder what they're doing in class that he has time to work on homework.

I hate to put such an emphasis on homework, and I don't want him coming home with three or four hours a night, but because he avoids it, and hates to make an effort, what he has now is simply too easy for him to blow through in a few minutes. It doesn't require him to make a real effort.

How do you like your coffee? Dark? Mild?

Dark, strong, but not bitter.

Get TJ's Bay Blend. So. Fucking. Good. (Here's a PDF flyer about their coffees and teas, including descriptions: [link]

Cashmere, I bought one of those stuffed pork chops the other day! Haven't had it yet, though.

I'll stop whining now, since I have to go find chocolate immediately. And then lie down before my head explodes.

I just read a direction on Jake's science worksheet, written, I assume, by his teacher, which gives instructions for tomorrow's activity. Number 6? "Now your ready to..."

I give up.

Thanks on the coffee recommendations. I knew the coffee-philes amongst the Bitches would come through for me.

TJ's Bay Blend
Ravensbrew at Whole Foods
Peet's
Community Coffee

check.

The Wireheads think I'm a perv. I'm trying to decide whether to be disgusted or amused. But, obviously having y'all as my second lifetime board culture has marked me.

Hell, AmyLiz, that sounds like less than the homework Emmett's getting now in the third grade.

Emmett has about 30-45 minutes of homework every night, plus some to do over the weekend. As I mentioned, he missed three days of school this week being sick and had to catch up on 22 pages of homework (much of it double sided math sheets). Though I actually think he's getting more homework than is strictly necessary, he's dealing with it very well.

Honestly, I'm blown away by his school's high standards, but the flipside is I think I underestimated how much a third grader could learn. I mean - they're working on paragraph structure and composition, and pre-algebra.

Whoa. Go Emmett! What, is my perversity that forgone of a conclusion?(checks thread) Oh, yeah. Right. The Other Board needs McNulty's Bitches, that's the real problem.

erika -- where do people think you are a perv? What are The Wire fans hang ups? It's not like the Wire is wholesome family entertainment.