I spend about a week each month away from home, mostly in the US, and that leaves Gerry ensuring that homework is done and teeth are properly brushed.
"Not paying attention to studies" included dropping out, irregular school attendance, lack of interest in education, not doing homework properly, skipping classes, always failing exams, roaming around during school hours, being more interested in playing than studying, and always watching television instead of studying.
Whoever he is [shadow trade and industry secretary], he has not done his homework properly.
Not everyone is sure the magazine has done its homework properly.
"With a strong call for early ratification and a joint Sino-US announcement before the G20, China has properly done its homework as the G20 president.
"If you've done your homework properly, you've learned how to do the operation, and you know something about the drugs you're going to use, then someone has to do that, so we did," said Professor Wallwork.
Not doing my homework properly was bad enough, but this is something else.
Politicians should do their homework properly before criticising organisations that share the very same goal of supporting more people from low-income backgrounds to study acting.
Experts believe that companies and charities should do their homework properly before deciding on an appropriate partner and then ensure the scope of the scheme and the commitment to it is equally understood by both sides.
Testimony from children saying that they couldn't do their homework properly, because the computer at home was old, or that they were discouraged from taking art because they didn't have their own camera – these were issues that simply didn't come up during my school days.
