The school holidays are over and the children are back at school. With this, the phrase ``How was school?'' returns to parents' vocabulary, but it is as worn as school benches. Because he doesn't have a real "man", the children's response is usually "robotic", superficial. "Fine" and "OK" are at the top of the list, but they don't say anything concrete. Parents would like at least a sentence. But the key to this is not drilling, but asking.
