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To All of my Education Buddies?!?!?  Sound familiar?  Keri

School Homework Policy

        Here is an explanation of the school homework policy:
 
        Students should not spend more than 90 minutes per night. 
This time should be budgeted in the following manner:

               15 minutes looking for assignment
 
               11 minutes calling a friend for the assignment
 
               23 minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and just
does not like children
 
               8 minutes in the bathroom
 
               10 minutes getting a snack
 
               7 minutes checking the TV Guide
 
               6 minutes telling parents that the teacher never
explained the assignment
 
               10 minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom
or Dad to do the assignment
 
 
 
        LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS
 
        These are given the night before they are due.  This explains
the name "long term".  It is a long term commitment to time that begins at
9:30PM and ends at 11:50PM - or later. 
        It is important that the whole family is involved in the project.  It is imperative that at least one family member races to Walmart/KMart for posterboard, and that at least one family
member ends up in tears  (does not have to be the student).
        One parent needs to stay up and complete the project. The other parent needs to call the  school and leave a message that the student is out sick.
 
        It is not necessary to have the student's name on the assignment.

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