He put them on the bed. Often, a child will develop a reputation within his family for incompetence or will do a chore so poorly that his parents will decide he is no longer required to do it. Some children need so many reminders or proceed so slowly that exasperated parents often decide simple to do the chores themselves. Many children attempt to do what has been asked, but grumble and complain while looking confused, frustrated and pained about the whole thing. They never quite complete anything in hopes that you will step in and just take over.
Children always find something unclear or unfair about what they are required to do.
Rather than just do it, they talk about it endlessly and make you wish you could do it for them. Children know that you value their education and that schoolwork is important. And occasionally a test or report will interfere with your child's scheduled chore or activity. But if it's happening regularly, then it is time to help the child prioritize so that everything important can bet done on time. Sometimes it's difficult to tell whether a child's complaint is true or not.