Another related criticism is that since only a small minority of pupils will become professional programmers, it is pointless making every child learn.
And it's absolutely pointless to ask children not to climb up slides.
One of the discussants said she believes everyone has experienced similar situations in their school years, and she thinks the thought that "an educator could ever do something so useless and pointless with the children's time" is "frightening".
She continued, "As a country, we understood that the pursuit of development was pointless if our children did not enjoy equal conditions from the outset.
Somewhat reluctantly, Dean recorded two sequels, "The Cajun Queen" (in which Big John was miraculously, restored to life) and "Little Bitty Big John", a pointless song about their child's hero worship.
The calculus facing most middle-class parents today is daunting: it seems pointless to outsource your child's care in order to take a job with a paycheck that barely covers your day-care provider's fees.
Just one of the many lessons in consequences that are singularly pointless if a disturbed child is not being supported in a more positive way to deal with their trauma.
Last week alone, I learned that I am clueless when it comes to putting together a TV stand from Ikea, making something "unscary" out of turkey mince, understanding the formulas in Brian Cox's new show or making a bored, tired child do pointless homework.
And we live most of our lives in the hope of them". Or, written a century later, Kate Di Camillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, in which the author encapsulates what is perhaps most important about life -- "If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless". 4. Transports a child into another world -- real or imaginary.
It may seem pointless to buy the child a set of books, that actually achieve the opposite effect than the intended outcome.
