What is summer associated with? And school?
Summer is associated with liberty, creativity, and play. While school is associated with oppression, regimen, and work.
Why is larking through summer a luxury we can no longer afford?
Student are competing with around the world, who are in many cases spending four weeks longer in each school year.
Is summer really a lark for many children? What is it really? For many children, especially of low income families, summer is a season of boredom, inactivity, and isolation.
Is that your experience as well?
For us, summer is a season to relax. Its a season to spend time with friends and family
What is healthy stimulation during the summer months according to the authors?
To keep their minds and bodies exercising, kids can attend sleep away camps, go on family vacations, spend times in museums and libraries. They can also attend enrichment classes
If they keep the same schedule when you are parents, what kind of summer activities will you plan for your children and why?
If the same schedule does continue, we could make them sign up for any social activities. That way they would not be home all day.
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