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Voetbalheld David Beckham heeft zich laten ontglippen dat het huiswerk van zijn zesjarige zoontje hem vaak boven de pet gaat.
"Their homework is so hard these days. I sat down with Brooklyn the other day -- and I was like, 'Victoria, maybe you should do the homework tonight".
"I think it was maths, actually. It's done totally differently to what I was teached when I was at school, and you know, I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't do this'.
De Britse krant The Mail on Sunday was er vlot bij om uit te leggen wat voor opgaven zesjarige jochies dan voor hun kiezen krijgen. Twee voorbeelden uit het nationale curriculum: "Bet went to the shop at 11:45. She came back half an hour later. What time did she come back?" en "What is 12 divided by three?"