There have been more than a few posts around about challenging our children and how school can snuff the enthusiasm right out of them. I only had a few minutes on here as I am restarting my Master's in Education degree so I read some posts and went to do my homework. I immediately realized that I STILL don't like so much of school. My assignment was to read a very factual timeline of laws instituted in one area of education and write a summary. My second assignment is to write a summary of the first chapter of the textbook. This feels like pure busy work to me and I am procrastinating. Where are the assignments that teach us to think about the material and not just regurgitate it? Even something along the lines of "What law do you think had the biggest impact and why?" Or "What were the politics/economics etc. that led to the adoption of one of these laws?" I think going back to school will remind me of what it feels like and be even more understanding with my children. Sigh...can't wait till this class is over.
