Summer

I feel like there should not be a summer vacation. Only a handful of people actually spend those three months to the complete fullest. Most people sleep in until noon and do not spend times with people a lot, so much that it can actually be boring. I feel as though every four months there should be a month off so it’s a different season to do different activities. I feel like it does not matter if you are upper class or lower class but if your parents are committed to helping you learn and you want to then you will succeed to your fullest. It is the fact that people have to create all these summer programs to entertain the kids. “… The summer of 2010 is as close to world travel as they’ve ever been,” which means that the people are just making programs so the kids have something to do and do not get into trouble. Also I think people deserve a lot of vacation day because In South Korea they have 545 instructional hours versus America has a whopping 1,080 hours yet South Korea has almost 100 point more difference. (American Sociological Review)  We shouldn’t have a long summer vacation because most people lose knowledge or gain very minimal amount. “Students from disadvantaged backgrounds at the end of grade school score what their more advantaged calssmates did almost two years earlier.” (Socioeconomic status) It does have to do somewhat with the three months away with school but also your environment. If your parents enforce reading and social skills during summer you will be more of a well-rounded person, and a smarter one too.