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This might seem a little bit off topic but I do have a point.  I went to school here in Tehachapi from Kindergarten to 12th grade.  My third grade teacher was Mrs. Howitz.  When I found out I would have Mrs. Howitz I cried the entire day.  I heard how strict she was and I was scared.  As it turns out she was incredibly strict, but she was also one of the best teachers I ever had, and not just for her homework policy.  She told my dad once that she didn't believe in giving homework to eight year old kids.  She said that kids should be aloud to be kids.  Giving children a bunch of homework to do takes away from their childhood.  I learned more that year than in any one year since. I think teaching kids just to pass a test is the wrong way to go about educating.  That is like us, as adults going to work just to get a paycheck.  Granted that is what most of us end up doing.  Ideally there should be a love of or a passion for...
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