I wrote these thoughts a few years ago, but reflect on them now and then.... When I was five, I was miffed that I didn’t have any homework. The youngest of four over-achievers, I was thrilled to finally be going to real school, and felt disappointed that, unlike my siblings, I didn’t have assignments to complete. My mom spoke to my teacher, and asked her to come up with some homework for me. Mrs. Hecking was in her first year as a teacher, a lovely young woman who was expecti