Pretty much all homework these days counts for a grade. Back when I was in high school only certain homework assignments were graded. I did have a math teacher that would occasionally check student's notebooks to see if they had done their homework and chastise those who may not have done it. I habitually didn't do my math homework, but when I would see the teacher start walking through class looking I would furiously start working a few problems to show I had done my work. More often than not I got caught. He would be FURIOUS and throw me out of class into what was termed "controlled study hall" (a kind of in-school detention). When he asked me why I didn't do the homework, I explained the idea of homework was to practice so I could learn the material, and as I always made an A on my exams, why did I need to practice?
In the end I found out that doing my homework in high school would have taught me better study habits for college.
When I was in 8th grade in 1976-1977 and I recall some homework but not the amounts I see kids have today. Even second graders come home with assignments in every subject, taking them an hour or more to complete at times. Fortunately all of my children except one have graduated high school, so it won't be something that I will deal with directly for much longer.
Tombstone pizzas are my favorite frozen pizzas, although DiGiorno are good if you like the thicker crust. Regardless of brand, all of them are better if you use the Presto Pizzazz pizza cooker. I have had one for about 10 years and I love it!
Yeah Jelchs, Americans choose not to because they aren't willing to do it for the three bucks and hour that the farmers are paying the illegal migrant workers. The farmers are all for immigrant labor because its all under the table: no taxes, no workers compensation insurance or unemployment insurance, no OSHA, none of that. If the farmers had to follow the rules like most employers did, meaning at least the required minimum wage, proper working conditions and all, you would have plenty of American citizens who would do this work.
The text from the product website states, "The intentionally provocative project brings up some challenging questions: when do everyday items become criminalized, and when do our governments have the right to restrict the use of certain objects based solely on their potential to one day be used in a crime?"
There are already laws on the books that criminalize possession of a certain amount of household substances used in the manufacture of meth.
As for Nick's comments about items becoming "illegal when you can blind people with what you make in them", the reason that stills are illegal is a revenue issue, not a health issue. This goes all the way back to George Washington using the military to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. The revolt was started by people who did not believe the government should be able to tax alcohol production. Even today, moonshiners are pursued by "revenuers", agents of the Department of Treasury.
In the end I found out that doing my homework in high school would have taught me better study habits for college.
There are already laws on the books that criminalize possession of a certain amount of household substances used in the manufacture of meth.
As for Nick's comments about items becoming "illegal when you can blind people with what you make in them", the reason that stills are illegal is a revenue issue, not a health issue. This goes all the way back to George Washington using the military to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. The revolt was started by people who did not believe the government should be able to tax alcohol production. Even today, moonshiners are pursued by "revenuers", agents of the Department of Treasury.