@SavoirFaire Nah, I get what you’re saying about your proposed idea for how Summer work should be done, and that it should be way less, and perhaps on a voluntary basis. I’d opt for that as well it became mandatory everywhere. As already mentioned, it would also be cool if the students could pick their own reading material, within reason I guess. I’d pick a buncha ’‘Where’s Waldo’’ books. XD
The transformation from “break” to “vacation” is entirely in the heads of students.
Well not really. For those academic organizations that require to do work on the Summer, you’re right, but for those which don’t, and there are many; the teachers suggest the whole idea and mentality of vacation just as much as the students do. So that makes vacation valid, at least for those places. (college and university is something else though) And as far as I’m concerned, it should be valid everywhere. I’m not, at all of the belief that Summer causes brain deadness, and in the cases that it does, learning disabilities, interest in the taught subject matter and whatnot should be looked at individually. but that’s also another subject, but one I think might be related to this entire braindead thing
However I certainly agree with you that academic training over the Summer can’t hurt; I just don’t think it should be imposed as it is in some places. And if parents or teachers have to kick some students in the ass a little, do it during the school year, damnit. You only get such little time to be a kid or a crazy teen.
I have to give you some points for letting me know that some places still keep in mind the origin of the Summer break. I thought the whole school Summer work was based on something else entirely. :/ Didn’t know that, except in your first post, it wasn’t that clear lol. :p (since you indeed said that break DID become vacation, instead of it being something people just think) Still, the origin doesn’t apply for everywhere, and therefore it’s not just that ’‘some people think it does’’.
I still dislike the idea though. I’m on vacation right now, (two weeks as opposed to two months, but still) and I don’t have to do any work. I don’t even have to think about it. I’m of the mind that school is training wheels for society, so schools should reflect the mold it’s putting us in, at the very damn least. Then again I don’t have a career, maybe it’s different if you do.