Every day after school I have to do homework, and every day it makes me mad. Homework is a big waste of time, and kids shouldn't have to do it -- especially kids who get good grades already.

Here are seven reasons I think kids should never have to do homework again.

The Sandy Hook shooting last December changed our world forever, but the sad truth is that in ways that matter, it hasn't changed at all. Though the images have faded for many, the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School -- both those of the victims and survivors -- are living with the post-massacre trauma every day. And it's painful and frustrating that people are living it while no one has done anything to prevent it from happening again.

Mom Carrie Battaglia posted a heartfelt letter on the Newtown Action Alliance blog this week that details the nightmare her three daughters, ages 2, 6, and 8, have lived since the shooting. She describes how her 6-year-old was huddled with 14 other children just one room away from the one in which Adam Lanza carried out his sick plan. She wrote: “She heard everything. Shooting. Screaming. Pleading. She was sure she was going to die that day and did not want to die for Christmas.”

In a sad example of a missed educational opportunity, a "zombie survival skills" class has been canceled at an Oregon middle school. Parents questioned the educational value of it, and when the superintendent got wind of it, he put the kibosh on the class.

Superintendent Fred Maiocco told the East Oregonian that he "couldn't believe that would actually be a class." It was replaced STAT with a plain old exploratory reading class.

Great, now what are these kids going to do when the zombie apocalypse comes?!

When discussing what's wrong with the world today, we can start by looking at what's happening in schools and with children. There is bullying that seems far worse than anything happening 20 years ago. There is violence of children against children -- Sandy Hook and Columbine just to name two. There are teachers who do inappropriate things. I could go on and on. And so as a result of this, a school has banned hugging. At St. Mary’s County public elementary schools in Maryland, parents can hug their own child, but they cannot hug or touch any other child.

What's sad is everything that is wrong with the world today forces us to make these kinds of rules. And these are the kind of rules that are somewhat dehumanizing. We could become emotionless and rigid. We could end up fearing socialization.

My wife is a teacher. An Earth Science teacher. For the eighth grade. Yeah, I don't get it either.

Super boring subject. Worst grade in the world to teach, what with all those insanely raging hormones. But that's where she ended up, and I'll admit, it is pretty cool when she points out something I didn't know about the weather or the stars.

When we first got married, she was going through all the training necessary to become a teacher. A ridiculous amount of studying. Planning. Student Teaching. She even had to videotape herself giving a lesson, as well as undergo a number of classroom observations. In other words, it wasn't as simple as grabbing a ruler, heading to the front of the classroom, and, BAM, you're a teacher.

My kids, ages 4 and 9, are always asking me if they could go to jail for hitting one another, or whatever infraction they've just committed. Rather than say yes and scare them into behaving like I'd like them to, I reassure them repeatedly that kids don't go to jail unless they do something really bad, like kill someone. Turns out that's not always the case, as 8-year-old Jmyha Rickman of Alton, Ill., was recently handcuffed and kept in jail for two hours.

Her offense? Throwing a "tantrum".

I get that people are scared in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, and that schools are trying to do what they can to prevent violence. However, when a 7-year-old gets kicked out of school for packing a pastry that looks like a gun, we have to question if things haven't gotten a little out of control.

It happened last week when Josh Welch of Baltimore was eating his breakfast at Park Elementary School. According to Fox 45, the second grader had a Pop-Tart that he was attempting to eat into a mountain. He didn't quite get it right, and he told WBFF, "It turned out to be a gun kinda."

His teacher didn't see any ambiguity, however. She said it was definitely a gun and that she heard him say "bang bang." So for that, he was immediately sent home and suspended for two days. Oh, and his Pop-Tart was confiscated too.

My son has a case of IDWS (I Don Wanna-gota Skools). You know that illness that causes you to try any tactic to avoid the dreaded S-word?

Just today, he told me that he couldn't go to school because his stomach hurt ... and his leg ... and his elbow ... and he may have had a nasty hang nail .... REALLY? This is what you're going with? The old stomach/leg/elbow ache? Listen kiddo, I invented the 'sick' ploy and frankly, I expected more from you. So much more.

Look kids, don't act like you're disappointed too. I've got your number and I'm pretty sure my kid isn't the only one relying on such amateur techniques. Which is why I decided (as a seasoned pro) to give you youngsters some sound advice so you can stop embarrassing yourselves and make us proud.

These tips will help you gain your parent's sympathy and maybe even regain their respect. Good luck: