I agree with almost the entire article. The only issue I have is summer homework and not that she was complaining about the excuses the parent was trying to give but with summer homework itself. I just have a real issue with giving homework over the summer, I can deal with encouraging reading and keeping track of books but actual 'fun' math sheets and school work personally bothers me. Maybe it's just me. :)
i went to year-round school, and so I think summer vacation is a horrible idea-you forget everything and spend the first half of each year repeating the last year, but we did get one month off at a time, and it was *vacation* no homework allowed! S
O i do agree with what you're saying, encouraging kids that learning and self-exploration is fun and shouldn't stop just because class does-but should NOT include assignments when on vacation!!
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O i do agree with what you're saying, encouraging kids that learning and self-exploration is fun and shouldn't stop just because class does-but should NOT include assignments when on vacation!!
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