Did you enjoy school when you were young?

Kindergarten through third grade I loved school, but after that no. I was bored and mostly read books which I held just below the desk so the teachers didn't notice I was reading my own books and not the text books on the desk. I didn't pay attention and never did the homework...just kept reading! The teachers used to tell me I would never pass would all the 0's in homework. However, I did so well on all the tests, it would pull my grade up to just above passing. Of course, now I appreciate learning a lot more and wish I had done better in school. I am always researching and learning new things on my own or from other people. Because of the things I did in school and got away with, I am strict with my own children when it comes to school work. They will never get away with doing what I used to do in school. My two oldest both went through a short phase of not doing homework. The TV, computer, play station, and telephone privileges were all taken away until the home work was caught up. It didn't take them long to get back on track. I also told them that if they didn't take care of their responsibilities in school that I had no problem with home schooling them instead. They both thought that would be great at first. So we spent a weekend pretending they were being home schooled. By Monday they were ready to have their regular teachers back. I know what they are capable of and therefor the work I gave them challenged their abilities more than their regular teachers at school who have to work at the pace of the happy medium for a class.