So funny. We are the same age, have the same name, same citizenship, and have many of the same views on life. Doppleganger maybe?

This is a picture of Banff, nowhere the G7 is meeting.

I followed your advice with respect to homework for all my teaching career. I was quite alone in this approach at my middle school. I told my students to go outside and play when they got home. Study and reading time took place in class. This levelled achievement opportunities in my class.