Parent Homework

When I picked up my daughter from school yesterday I found a note pinned to her little pink backpack. This is the customary method for my daughter's teacher to deliver messages and information. I opened the note and read to find out starting next week my sweetheart will come home with a bag containing a book and suggested activites. This is the dreaded "parent homework" I detest. As hubby and I complete each of the activities we are to verify our participation and return the bag and contents by a specified date so our little sweet will be rewarded for our good deeds. What!!!! Not to mention the activities are nothing more than scripted parenting. My husband was extremely turned off to read the suggestion he play the role of a child "trick or treating" while our sweetie plays the adult. This activity goes with the book Halloween and we would do the activity to teach safety related to "trick or treating". I guess the creators of this activity think we would actually allow our child to go "trick or treating" by herself. When I found examples of the activities online and showed hubby- let's just say I can't repeat what he said. I can't imagine how much money was spent on these useful educational tools.

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