Quoted from bigehrl:if it bothers you, you should voice it. but calmly express your concerns to the teacher privately. don't turn it into an attack. the teacher should reciprocate and calmly explain their thinking in assigning it. then you can have a discussion about the pros and cons as adults. any other approach, and it'll turn into a situation where the teacher looks at the student as the kid who's father she dislikes.
I nearly spit out my drink when I read this. Let's just say someone close to me teaches at a private elementary school and parents rarely ever express their concerns in a calmly manner.