Homework

Homework= Punishment to Mommies all over the land!!!Last night it was 3 hours.
It is not the amount (well- maybe a little) but that Ben loathes homework. He does not just whine a little or use tactics to delay. He is in an all out debate mode/ He can tell you the research on the benefits of homework- there are none. He can tell you what homework he had in 1st grade, 2nd grade....) He will describe teachers by the amount of homework given. To say he doesn't like it is a understatement.
So last night when he had a writing assignment which is the worst form of punishment EVER!!!(in Ben's eyes, I, of course, love it and want him to love it)
We tried a new tactic and let Ben type it on his laptop. Since it was suppose to be 2 pages written, we said one page typed.
He began by using 75 font. His name and title appeared on the page, filled in up and he declare Done! We explained 16 is average size, but because we are loving and generous parent we would accept 18.
After coming to us on numerous occasions to see if his page was filled Kevin showed him how to print preview. Ben had about a paragraph to fill the page and he said he couldn't think of anything else to write. Stresses out Mom responds. "Well you should probably think of SOMETHING!" Kevin added "That's meaningful!" Here is what his last paragraph said

"How long did it take me you ask? 1 and 1/2hours! Here's one message to you. This thing has made by evening miserable. Well it has made my whole families evening miserable. My Mom is stressed. I wanted to play with my dad and brother.This has tooken up my whole evening!!"

We, of course, erased it and made him write a new ending...