Phew! You had me worried for a minute there. I was thinking if I shouldn't afterschool, what can I do for her?
There is PLENTY in my job that is boring and below my academic level, what I would consider mindless, but I am still required to do it. I'm probably MG, and I do this job for the income and hours to be with my children, not because it is "at my level". It doesn't mean there isn't a benefit to someone for me to do it. But if I take the approach that it's "below my level" or "boring" to me, and I shouldn't have to do it, then what's the difference in that than what you are saying about the child not doing his/her homework because it's not at his/her level or it's innappropriate to him/her?
You are right, we are going to have to agree to disagree on this one.
I think you're arguing different things. I don't think Colin'smum means that this is just one mundane repetitive task in amongst a pattern of learning and our precious kids can't bear to be bored for even half an hour. I think she's saying that this is a extension of a day in which they are not challenged and this extra non-challenging work is taking time from when they could be learning how to actually work at something.
I'm sure I'm not the only parent here who learned the fine art of doing exactly nothing at school and walks away from anything that might pose a challenge. I don't intend to let my kids develop the same problems I have.
