[JavaBrewer]

What kills me today are the demands and expectations put on little guys and girls these days. My son is behind the curve on speach and language yet he has basic reading and writing skills - in first grade!! He has a weekly assignment book that translates into 1.5 hours of homework a day - including weekends. He has a 10 word spelling test every Friday. His strong point is currently math where he is doing basic addition and subtraction with little effort.

I find this amazing given that we were learning the ABC's in first grade back in 66.