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My Child Does Not Want to Do Her Homework, Part 2

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Abstract: Patience, love and understanding are what your child needs, not more pressure. When I was a kid, school was boring and somewhat frightening. But I had a library card, comic books, and a shortwave radio. I survived the early years and went on to receive multiple scholarship offers, an earned advanced degree from a major university, a corporate career AND have taught undergraduate and graduate level courses for over 20 years. If I was a kid today, they would probably label me and put me on drugs. . Who was it who said: Art is long and life is short. If life is short, then I better say what I have to say on the subject. I have your attention, so here goes. 1. The best way to school is home based education. Children need to be with their parents. There is a reason why God designed it so that children have parents. There is nothing more beautiful and wonderful and happy that spending time with your child, and for the child to be with his or her parents. 2. Homeschooling does not m