<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678555914744309495.comments</id><updated>2009-10-19T08:39:11.363-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Youth Matters: Alternatives for Youth's Blog</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alternativesforyouth.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3678555914744309495/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alternativesforyouth.blogspot.com/'/><author><name>Alternatives for Youth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12131567602350528744</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678555914744309495.post-1894102627480020761</id><published>2008-10-10T17:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T17:40:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The problem is that most homework is NOT:- meaning...</title><content type='html'>The problem is that most homework is NOT:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;- meaningful&lt;BR/&gt;- graded&lt;BR/&gt;- returned&lt;BR/&gt;- discussed&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Most homework is a colossal waste of time for students and their families. Reading, talking, eating dinner, playing sports, going to scouts- these things actually have value for kids. Unfortunately, many students don't get to do these things because they are writing spelling words over and over or doing 100 math problems.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://www.family-homework-answers.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3678555914744309495/8216529305561281493/comments/default/1894102627480020761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3678555914744309495/8216529305561281493/comments/default/1894102627480020761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alternativesforyouth.blogspot.com/2008/10/no-kidding-homework-help.html?showComment=1223682000000#c1894102627480020761' title=''/><author><name>Angela Norton Tyler</name><uri>http://www.family-homework-answers.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://alternativesforyouth.blogspot.com/2008/10/no-kidding-homework-help.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678555914744309495.post-8216529305561281493' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3678555914744309495/posts/default/8216529305561281493' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>