Home Doesn’t Always Work
(I am a year-five class teacher. I’m dismissing my class of nine- and ten-year-olds at the end of the day when a mother approaches me.)
Mother: “My son’s not been doing his homework!”
Me: “I know. He hasn’t handed his homework in for several weeks now.”
Mother: “Well, I’m not very happy about this!”
Me: “No, nor am I.”
Mother: “So, what are you going to do about it?”
Me: “I can’t make him do his homework. His homework is to be completed at home.”
Mother: “Why?”
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