Gabe and Matt 11/30/10

30 million kids who qualify for free lunch do not attend a summer enrichment program, while leaders in a number of states have tried to add days even weeks to the academic calendar which would add to the expenses when states and local governments are cutting down on the budget.

The Romance of Summer

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Modern day reformers strive to civilize summer as an educational resource, but the trick to doing this is still keeping it as an opportunity to play and have fun.

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Kids who studied writing and music and history for about 10 hours per week improved their performance compared to kids who don't

Kids who entered the foundation had more activities to partic in. Just because they have a basketball court and swimming pool in there neighborhood does not satisfy the kids.

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Fairchild and his organization are trying to stop the summer slide by coordinating, expanding and improving summer enrichment programs especially for low-income children with support from numerous foundations

What is summer associated with? and school? Summer is associated with liberty and school is associated with oppression 

Why is larking through summer a luxury we can no longer afford? 

American students are competing with children around the world, who are in many cases spending four weeks longer in school each year.

Is summer really a lark for many children?

What is it really? No for many children especially children of low-income families summer is a season of boredom, inactivity and isolation. 

Is that your experience as well?

No I usually went outside and played in the desert.

What is healthy stimulation during the summer months according to the authors? 

Any short of educational activities.

If they keep the same schedule when you are parents, what kind of summer activities will you plan for your children and why? 

I would enroll my child into educational programs to help them become an advanced student.

What's the trick to establishing summer enrichment activities? 

They have to be having fun while they learn. 

Why did we have long summer breaks in the first place? 

Back in the day they would get summer off to help farm. 

11/10/10
David Von Drehle earned his B.A. in 1983 from the University of Denver where he was also a Boettcher Foundation Scholar. In 1985 he graduated from Oxford University with a masters in Literature as a Marshall Scholar. He started his journalism at 17 year olds, working with the Denver Post as a sports writer from 1978 to 1983

We learned that the argument in the article is logical because children especially children of low-income families summer is a season of boredom, inactivity and isolation.

There is also an emotional appeal in the article using words such as oppression