I'm liking his teacher's better this year than last year. Some of that may be due to the fact that Aaron is now the nephew of the vice principle. As Miles Vorkosigan once observed of the Vor- "Nepotism isn't even a vice for us, it's a way of life." (Komar)
But they also are showing a more rational attitude toward homework. Last year, Aaron, in first grade, was getting approximately two hours of homework. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS. Leaving aside that we also had him in after school activities (a necessity, as we both work), two hours of home work is just not do-able in the first grade.
This year, his teachers are trying to set a limit on homework of 15 minutes for Hebrew and 15 minutes for English. Much more rational. Although Aaron is not exactly the most efficient worker in the universe.
As an aside, I observed that the male-female ratio for the meeting was about even, which seems to be the case at just about every Hebrew Academy event/meeting. From what I can tell, fathers and mothers are both equally engaged and usually both working -- although not always.