Should summer be filled with homework or play

For Summer Homework

Summer homework proponents believe that it helps decrease the learning loss that has been well-documented over all ages that occurs over the summer break. Cooper said it could take students several weeks to regain the learning lost over the summer. Supporters of summer homework said the assignments can help in several ways. For high school students taking advanced courses, summer reading can help keep minds sharp and study habits intact, while reducing the number of books students need to read during the school year. The assignments can take the pressure off students by spreading out the workload.

Against Summer Homework

Opponents argue that summer requirements stress out already super-stressed children from who much is demanded academically during the school year. Students already face a lot of academic pressure during the school year and many are busy with part-time jobs, internships, charitable projects and family vacations. The opponents feel that kids need a break. They believe summer is the time to rest and rejuvenate and then come back to school in September excited and ready to go. Opponents of summer homework also point to the lack of results. The children who completed math packets during the summer did not achieve greater results than those who did not complete the summewr work. So why burden the children? It should benefit the learner instead of burdening the child. Kids who are grinding through huge amounts of summer homework go back to school . . . already burned out.