SUBJECT - G.K
ARAY OF HOPE IN PEOPLE'S LIFE
1. Each of us is unique and special. This means that each of us has different abilities, dreams and
hopes and like to do things differently.
In your class and neighbourhood you will come across many children who are different from you.
When you meet someone who is not like you, what do you do?
Do your actions bring a ray of hope in people's life?] Read the following situations. Write
your answers. Choose from these options.
I never respond like this *I sometimes respond like this.
I often respond like this *I always respond like this
(0) Your neighbour's daughter is visually challenged. She wants to play with you, but you never
include her in your games as you are not sure whether she will be able to play like you or not.
(11) Your classmate is physically challenged and cannot stand without help. You always choose him to
be a part of your group for projects. He is a good painter and he makes your project files look
wonderful.
(iii) One of your cousins is hearing impaired. No one talks to her because she cannot understand
what they are saying. She always sits alone at family get togethers. Whenever you meet her, you
communicate using gestures,
(iv) Your sister has a speech impediment. She had an accident as a child and her speech got
affected. When your friends come over to your place, you ask her to stay in her room because you
do not want your friends to laugh at you.
Answers
Answer:
This is a legitimate question. I called the California Department of Education today and they did not know the answer.
What gives the school the right to give my child homework? Under what legal framework are they allowed to expect my family to put all of his and our time 24/7 at their disposal in order to get a high-quality public education?
Is this just something we've all just kind of accepted, or is there a legal reason the school can do this?
Please do not turn this into an argument over whether homework is "good" or not. That's not why I'm asking.
Any teacher will tell you that at any time, about half the parents are complaining about too much homework and half are complaining about too little. I personally feel families know their children, and they are probably both right. What is best also depends on a lot of other factors, including access to alternative educational opportunities.
But when I feel that my child's spending 4 hours on homework every night and more than that, never having a life (despite all this talk about changing things and our attempts to complain about it) is bad for him and get nowhere, and I frankly see him at a school with really great teachers whom I feel would provide a great high-quality education without all this homework so we could have a life - I want to know: what right do they have to give my child all this homework?
Seriously, what is the *legal* framework for this? What is the legal basis for state requiring me to put my child's time and autonomy, from first waking to going to sleep, at the school's disposal in order to expect a high quality public education?