tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post115878992428019958..comments2024-03-09T02:32:34.549-06:00Comments on Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Homework is Really ParentworkMelissa Clouthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158887287627461842006-09-21T19:08:00.000-06:002006-09-21T19:08:00.000-06:00I find the 20/20 article extremelyinteresting and ...I find the 20/20 article extremely<BR/>interesting and very scary.<BR/> Something I find very difficult to understand is how our public schools are so lacking and yet on our University level our education is sought out. How is it that uneducated children in our below average public schools can go to our colleges and Universities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158882838867013112006-09-21T17:53:00.000-06:002006-09-21T17:53:00.000-06:00No, D&D didn't cause nerd rage. This was in the S...No, D&D didn't cause nerd rage. This was in the Seventies, and all of them (including me) discovered D&D <B>after</B> we'd gotten out of high school. All that nerd rage was from our high school, pre-D&D predicaments.<BR/><BR/>Back then, D&D was the exclusive province of geeky white males. Nowadays there are a lot of female gamers, but the first of them years ago had quite a hassle, similar to the first females to brave the MUDs and MUCKs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158867920563666042006-09-21T13:45:00.000-06:002006-09-21T13:45:00.000-06:00Pirate Roberts:The pirate with a sweet face and me...Pirate Roberts:<BR/>The pirate with a sweet face and mean opinion. One scary dude.<BR/><BR/>D&D causing nerd rage? I was just mad that the guys wouldn't let me play D&D. The confines of expected girl behavior didn't help either.Melissa Clouthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158857590923929492006-09-21T10:53:00.000-06:002006-09-21T10:53:00.000-06:00As a kid genius who was fast-tracked into advanced...As a kid genius who was fast-tracked into advanced/accelerated classes through most of his school career, I ended up with <I>four hours</I> of homework every night.<BR/><BR/>In my college days, when I actually had time to make friends (usually other nerds who had similar school careers -- D&D was a lifesaver), we compared notes. Every one of us had fantasies about what's now called "Pulling a Columbine".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158857249546924062006-09-21T10:47:00.000-06:002006-09-21T10:47:00.000-06:00This year, there haven't been gay pirates, yet...T...<I>This year, there haven't been gay pirates, yet...</I><BR/><BR/>That's just because he & you weren't assigned the original Dread Pirate Roberts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158846682766730902006-09-21T07:51:00.000-06:002006-09-21T07:51:00.000-06:00i am so glad my kids are all out of those horrid p...i am so glad my kids are all out of those horrid places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158842768539187652006-09-21T06:46:00.000-06:002006-09-21T06:46:00.000-06:00Melissa,SOOO true! Ridiculous amounts of ridiculo...Melissa,<BR/>SOOO true! Ridiculous amounts of ridiculous assignments. Saw the 20/20 show last week. VERY eye opening. I say make schools compete or shut them down. Would make for more productive days and less work for parents to do 'catch-up'.<BR/><BR/>So far my kids and I are getting A's on all of 'our' homework :O)<BR/><BR/>JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158805115068484222006-09-20T20:18:00.000-06:002006-09-20T20:18:00.000-06:00My (daughter's) homework got sent home with a S+...My (daughter's) homework got sent home with a S+ (satisfactory) because I forgot a direction. I'm so p.o.'d!Melissa Clouthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158801738877822312006-09-20T19:22:00.000-06:002006-09-20T19:22:00.000-06:00I got an A on my Gila Monster display board in 3rd...I got an A on my Gila Monster display board in 3rd grade last year! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1158798688957790482006-09-20T18:31:00.000-06:002006-09-20T18:31:00.000-06:00I can't even tell you how much I agree with this p...I can't even tell you how much I agree with this post and the article. Example: this afternoon, play for 30 minutes then off to ballet. Drive home to do homework. One child for 45 minutes the other for nearly two hours. Finished with homework, Mama has to cook, clean up and now we are finally going on a walk before bedtime since the fresh air will do us all some good. We are all so tired!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com