What do you think of this?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/27/AR2008042702129.html

I see my son making decisions about what are "useful" assignments and what are meaningless, but I try to impress on him the importance of grades in getting into colleges and getting scholarships. I know I've harped on this before, but I think girls are more naturally "obedient" (or at least I was as a student) and wouldn't dare to not complete major % of homework. Part of me gets angry thinking the boy got that autonomy to make those decisions. Very interesting