Jose Martinez is nine years old. He is a fourth-grade student at Washington Elementary School. It is 7 p.m. Jose has just finished eating his dinner. His mother is standing at the sink washing the dishes. Jose walks into the living room and turns on the TV. Then he sits down on the sofa and puts his feet up on the coffee table. "Jose," his mother calls out from the kitchen, "what are you doing?" "I'm watching TV," answers Jose. "It' not time to watch TV," says Jose's mother. "It's time to do your homework." "But Mom!" cries Jose. It's a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers! I need to see what happens." "Sorry, but your report on California is what's happening in this house. Remember the report is due this Friday." "That's right, Mom. It's due on Friday. Today is only Tuesday. I have a lot of time to finish that report. I'm too tired to do homework tonight."