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Pushing back on the absurdity of making young kids work a second academic shift when they get home from school: At the beginning of the year, a mom explains to her child's teacher, respectfully but firmly, that the child simply will not be doing any homework: https://www.alfiekohn.org/opting-out-of-homework/

Another parent, meanwhile, responds with pointed satire, patiently helping her kids' teachers to understand that home tasks (e.g., laundry, pet care) will have to spill over into school time: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thirty-minutes-tops_b_3861853