The better-off the family, the more homework the student does. But that s the least of your middle-class guilt. Every night that you make sure your kid does his homework, you also reinforce the horrors of the capitalist system. As a result, I learned many good lessons. I didn t grow up with contempt for the way most Americans earn their living.
Homework is uninspiring and uncreative, claim the authors.
Don t worry. I volunteer to help read all the inspired, creative work that comes pouring in. Robert Atwan, a writer living in Milton, is the editor of America's Best Essays .