Are worksheets a waste of time?
Why should I let the toad work Squat on my life? Can't I use my wit as a pitchfork And drive the brute off? Philip Larkin - Toads Many people (and many students) seem to expend considerable energy in attempting to use their wits to drive off the need to work. This provokes the ire of others (often teachers) who consider it character forming and good for them and I-had-to-do-it so-why-shouldn't-you? The ability to work hard and get on with difficult and onerous tasks is a terribly important life skill and I expend a fair bit of my energy in convincing [...]