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Article Options Text-to-Speech See Student View English SpanishShould Schools Give Summer Homework?
For most students, the school year is winding down. Many kids are looking forward to a couple of months off to swim, take family trips, or hang out at amusement parks. But some kids will need to take a break from the beach to do homework. At many schools across the country, the assignments don’t end when the school year does.
Some educators who assign homework over the break say it helps kids practice the skills they learned all year so they don’t forget them over the summer. That way teachers won’t have to take time in the new school year to reteach lessons from the prior year.
But others argue that kids deserve a break after working hard all year. Many families travel in the summer, and parents say it can be hard for kids to do homework while they are away. Plus, they point out, homework isn’t the only way to squeeze in summer learning. Kids can visit museums and historical sites during their time off.
Here’s what two of our readers think.
Doing homework over the summer helps kids continue to learn between school years. It can also help students feel more confident as they enter the next grade. They’ll be prepared and have the skills they need to understand assignments.
Homework could be a better solution than summer school too. I went to summer school after first grade and thought it went too fast. I would have learned more by doing assignments over the course of the entire summer.
Over summer break, kids deserve time to just have fun with their families and friends. It is important for us to have downtime and relax so we’re refreshed when the new school year starts.
There are so many things I get to do over the summer because I don’t have to worry about homework. I go to camp, which gives me the opportunity to make new friends. I also go on trips with my family. If I had to find time to do homework, my summer would be stressful.
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Para la mayoría de los estudiantes, el curso escolar llega a su fin. Muchos niños están deseando disfrutar de un par de meses de vacaciones para nadar, hacer viajes en familia o ir a parques de atracciones. Pero algunos tendrán que tomarse un descanso de la playa para hacer tareas escolares. En muchas escuelas del país, las tareas no terminan cuando termina el año escolar.
Algunos educadores que asignan tareas durante las vacaciones dicen que sirve para que los niños practiquen las habilidades que han aprendido durante todo el año y no las olviden en verano. De este modo, los maestros no tendrán que dedicar tiempo en el nuevo curso a volver a enseñar las lecciones del año anterior.
Pero otros argumentan que los niños merecen un descanso tras trabajar duro todo el año.
Muchas familias viajan en verano, y los padres dicen que puede ser difícil para los niños hacer las tareas cuando salen. Además, señalan que las tareas no son la única forma de dedicar tiempo al aprendizaje en verano. Los niños pueden visitar museos y lugares históricos en su tiempo libre.
