In the homework thread from last month, Nathaniel made a point in response to something Polly said that bears repeating. His point is expressed with surgical precision:
…when our daughter no longer had time for the family because she had several hours of homework in the 5th grade we decided it was time to homeschool. The middle school wanted to get the youngsters prepared for high school where they would get prepared for college where they could get prepared to pay off the debt they are racking up. We just wanted her to be prepared for life. We never looked back and she was still prepared for college….