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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it typical in APS elementary schools to assign summer reading or any sort of "homework" over the break? I was at the pool today chatting with a family who also has a rising first grader and I was floored to hear their expected reading list for this child over the break. They shared it was a school thing not their own doing. They have to track the books the child is reading and there is a specific total they need to hit. Is this typical? If so, I'm wondering why not all the schools have the same expectations and ask of students over the break. [/quote]

Why don’t all schools do it? Because it’s not equitable unless the school is going to purchase all the books and send them home or ensure all branches of the library have 20+ copies of each book on the list.

Parents who prioritize academics are already working on academics at home or using supplementary things like Mathnasium, Russian Math, Kumon. My kids have summer learning goals every year and we work together to define them and then we make posters to track progress.

Affluent, educated families have kids who suffer less learning loss than other kids and are free to choose to allow their kids a break in the summer to play.  We try to strike the right balance of letting kids relax and keeping their skills sharp. We aim for 15-30 min per day of academic tasks, including reading. Fortunately both my kids choose to read on their own longer and more often, but that is because we encourage, support and model that behavior. [/quote]

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