With school out for the Summer and children having so much free time on their hands, it is an excellent idea to enroll them in Summer School.
The advantages include enhancing what they learned during the year; exposing them to fun ways to learn; meeting and interacting with new children; visiting places they may not otherwise visit; and learning to stand up for themselves.
It is believed that when students stay at home during the entire summer break they lose up to 60% of what they learned during the school year.
At home there are many things to keep the children occupy, but most of them revolve around the television. They are either to watch cartoons, or to play some electronic game be it WII or any other game.
If children attend summer school for at least 4 -5 weeks they would benefit more than watching the television.
The older children may work at summer jobs, but they too should be jobs where they learn a skill not just sit around and do nothing or very little.
It is my hope that parents would ensure that their children use that long summer break wisely.
