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I have a friend who never got enough sleep as a kid, especially in high school, because he always had so many after-school activities plus homework. Somehow, he managed to do it all, more or less, most of the time. But he was always so tired. No idea how he managed it. And how he managed to chat with me so often after school on top of all that. I couldn't have done it.

The homework thing is simple really. They want kids spending more time learning their specific, limited curriculum, but they don't want to extend their working schoolday to do it. Enter homework.

Somewhat along the lines of what Kuraudo is saying, I think it'd be cool to have some more open homework assignments. For these, the kids would have to actually pursue some interest of their own, find ways to learn about it, and report back to the class. It'd be interesting to see what all the different students would choose as their interests and how some of the projects would someday affect their life choices. Imagine how many more students would turn in their homework if they found a useful interest they actually cared about.

If I go into teaching, I will implement a Flipped Classroom. Basically, the students watch the lectures and do the reading on their time and at their pace, using technology. Then in class, we start with a quiz just to enforce that assignment, and then do the "homework" during class time. That way, I'm available to help them find the best way to solve the problems quickly. There won't be so many false starts and rabbit holes.

I had general Chemistry 1 in this format, and got a lot more out of the class than Chem 2.

Sometimes it seems like there's too many things to focus on, to try to change.

^True, Kuraudo. Lots of stuff, where to start? I feel you there.

Oh OK so it is a stunt then, a flip from a standing position. Flips seem so much less scary when you're a little kid closer to the ground. That's how I feel about them anyway.

My cats have access to some very nice shop-bought cat toys but their ultimate favourite has always been an old, unopened walnut they chase across the floor.

My parental human is trying to take away my phone completely, even when I'm at my dad's house, even though I use it everyday for school, even though I use it as a tool for school, even though that's the only reason why I'm keeping up in math.

My parents are divorced and one parent will not let me take my phone at the other's house.
As "punishment" for not getting my homework done.
Even though I use it for school and that's how I keep up in class, because I can't take notes.

Wtf.

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I have to accept that I can't help everyone.

Nothing.... I am bored.

There's only one Young Adult series that I remotely like. I stick to children's literature.

^really? YOU SHOULD READ A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT. (That book is perfect, it's not even crooked and it was my favorite book throgh the third grade)

^Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure if The Infernal Devices is really 14 friendly...Plus there's stuff [religious-sort of] that might just confuse you.

I quite like the power of five series by Anthony Horowitz.

^I've never heard of that.

Considering what I've been through so far, I think I've proven that I can cope with anything, when given enough time to get my head around it.

It's about a girl wanting to play the piano but her dad accidentally (maybe on purpose I don't remember) got an organ instead of a piano.