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Au revoir to homework?

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    French president argues homework is unfair for children from lower income families

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That man.

-- -- That's French Bob that what kids do not complain about having too much homework.

Except for me and I loved it and I haven't -- assignments are nice sounds you make your own homework yeah again and it -- -- -- -- for span Osiris is something I'll tell you doesn't last week at any parent they think at home mark has gotten out of control and French president hall lawn has just -- that in France.

-- be banned for younger students okay.

Eric -- going to here with children good idea bad idea.

-- first -- okay this is one of the worst idea what.

In front of second worst idea -- all on has come up with the first was 75% -- On his people this is the second worst idea I would tell you -- very proud of my son who is a high honor roll student he does homework every night I do I study with him on test.

And that's why the scores are up you stop doing that.

He's faced are playing games they play video games that are distractions are enormous of the things -- can distracted -- stay with a homer I.

Your first graders and up you know with hallmark I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing because there is a lot of time difference in France.

Get this -- they are off on Wednesdays they do not to go to school on Wednesday so they don't let it all the all -- -- -- of.

Overrated snobs who went belly up of World War II would be she front most of them did they think that the most -- -- people the world all the guys -- armpits and the British -- but -- for 2000 years but at the British you come up with what the brits they don't look -- these people.

Yeah in my OK okay I said it won't be vacationing in Paris I cannot get this far I'm OK I've -- your armpits woman that's for today I spent some.

-- we'll get you don't do you have prayer could still -- but not a lot yeah.

-- -- -- can I go yeah I hardly think there's something be said about.

Young kids having too much homework I don't think it is necessary for kids in first and second they're ready yet but it time to be kids and not -- look.

How many people come all the work to do homework.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I think that's a good and allowed out of that -- -- five is a good example -- beat how many of the five do their homework every night but I thought.

Get a -- regular -- grandstand is up it's up up up and such -- is overrated and I have been friends for a while and so.

What are the things that I want the same -- at these kids don't have enough time to get cultural activities.

-- be evident under the enjoy life that's not just having play time but for sports or to be able to go to -- something like that.

You live there what do you think they need more time but I I support it -- let him do it's well -- country we actually have to compete with ready and he might not know that this agencies say that France is just found out that they are actually performing worse -- the Americans in mediated that you know what I -- have let me pressured let me finish today.

Are -- for young people the youth unemployment is at 25% this is with homework okay -- you take away the home or -- -- gonna go up to but I say this is classic socialism.

It's not about personal responsibility.

For success it's a ballots.

Fairness and there's a difference between equality and fairness.

Equality is everyone starts out the same but you can't determine the outcome this they want to determine the outcome even if it's punitive.

And that's exciting I -- I would definitely want to be for this but that -- the French came up with a I'm not sure I wanna be but.

At the idea that we too big kids to all this whole market when there's six years old 79 years it was ridiculous I don't know anything -- Yeah I mean -- with -- -- -- expectation of outcome as opposed to opportunity.

And high expectations are now perceived as being mean spirited sometimes even bigoted.

So we're lowering our expectations.

Are people as we expect more from our products which is in a possibility.

-- -- -- over time we will no longer have the great products that we have ended.

What do you do instead of -- the whole point of homework.

Is to keep you alive through childhood.

Because you're supposed to get from childhood to adulthood and the only way to do that is to stay indoors but what would still -- -- do hope that yes it did don't don't.

Outside into every -- and I'll do hallmark you're watching TV you're on video games are a lot of things that they can get themselves into that are -- what went.

When they just mind their -- what -- they thought I -- there.

They're ultimately the reason we're doing it out there actually is punishing their punishing parents who have good home environments -- who don't run a crazy ship at home they're saying -- kids -- have a crazy environment this hurts them -- -- and so we have to make it equitable and fair I should say for those kids to have the same environments that can work on their.

Crazy familial.

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Anybody that hit up our right what does that mean.

What's up and Spanish which I take this the -- To do -- this.

You have you -- you -- two words from a language.

Now I don't mind and that.

I I -- a lot of fights where.

Likely not a -- and -- not a dot.

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