Education experts every year pose the question, do children really need such long summer breaks? Apparently, such a long break disrupts their development and comes in the way of their learning process. But perhaps educationists aren’t really aware of what all do children do during their vacations these days. A plethora of courses, classes, camps and workshops involving swimming, art, personality development, music, coding (few years back it was just general computer studies) and the like has given rise to a new seasonal industry of sorts. Even the trips taken in the name of the holidays seem laden with exotic destinations and customized experiences packed into a short period of time. We can ‘do’ Europe in ten days and Australia in a week, and come back with overflowing suitcases and digital memories which have already been shared real time, and commented upon. Holidays are, in some ways, no longer a break but an intensified search for experiences not normally encountered in everyday life.
It is a far cry from summer holidays one experienced growing up. In India, summer vacation every year meant one thing and one thing alone- we went back to our ‘native place’, logged in with the emotional headquarters of our extended family and spent two months with a gaggle of uncles, aunts and ‘first and second’ cousins. The happiest memories of childhood of a whole generation of Indians seems to be centered around this annual ritual of homecoming and of affirmation. We tendered tacit apologies for the separateness entailed in being individuals even as we scurried back into the cauldron of community and continuity represented by the family. Summer vacation was a time sticky with oneness, as who we were and what we owned oozed out from our indi...
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...t only is there a big difference in the experience of the holiday- the location, the duration, the people or even the memories. But even the purpose of the holiday has undergone a dramatic change. Today even a short trip to the beach requires sustained effort from our end so that work life doesn’t impinge on our ‘me-time’. We put our mobiles on silent, ensure that the vacation responder is set to auto, and try not checking other people’s vacation pictures on Facebook, but anything more than a week and we start twitching. We seem to be embedded too deeply in the main business of our lives for a disruption that overstays its welcome. In any case, it becomes exhausting to holiday for too long. There is a constant niggling feeling that we might miss out on something important and urgent. The ultimate irony is that a normal work day, in contrast, seems far more relaxing.
However, many discovered that life away from home was no picnic. Some thought it would be fun and exciting, like an adventure. All the younger boys thought it was a holiday, but not sure why the women and girls were crying.
Shortly, we became more industrialized and had more advanced technology which made the summer vacation that was so crucial to the survival of the family now purposeless. With these long summer breaks, it can affect a child’s learning in so many ways. According to the benefits of year-round education article,”As of the 2006-2007 school year, nearly 2,800 U.S. schools were classified as year round.” One essential problem with long summer breaks is lack of retention of learned material and can lead to the student not being able to make progress with their learning in the next school year. In year-round schools, kids don’t waste time on review as opposed to traditional schools who take about three weeks reviewing the information they learned in the
What is your dream destination for an ideal vacation? I know all of us like to go on vacation. Taste a slice of Paradise in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Those who live in the area where the summers are short and the winters are long need to consider this opportunity.
Thanksgiving break a bust,I thought.The fall air swept through as my sister and I kept playing volleyball.My mom came bursting out,she was trying to catch her breath as I questioned,
II. Introduction A. Description of the Business or Organization Located in Prospect, Connecticut, Holiday Hill welcomes people of all ages to participate in a day of new and exciting activities. Holiday Hill was established in 1954 by the Cunninghams. Since then, this business has focused on providing children and teens with an opportunity to master new skills, overcome challenges, build confidence, and make long lasting memories. Holiday Hill also has a sister facility, High Meadow, located at 311 North Granby Road in North Granby, Connecticut.
The first reason for the traditional school year, the students should have a break time and they will spend time for the family traditional vacation. For summer breaks no longer term of YRE, the students will have three to four weeks shorter breaks then back to school. They attend school for more than 180 days calendars. For example, the students feel all the stress about heavily homework, test, studying, and quiz, but they need a break. In fact, summer vacation is a family tradition. YRE should give an opportunity for health and social education. In addition, the most United State school kids have lost their summer break in 2.5 million as their school districts options of YRE (“Year-Rou...
If you’re anything like me or any other high school student you know that stress season is coming. It’s a joyous time where students unite to form study groups and enjoy the last two weeks of the semester before they go off into the boring period of “winter break.” Of course, no winter break is complete without the wonderful problem filled stapled stacks of papers handed to you as you walk out the door the last day. When you get handed that packet you know that those long winter break days that seem to last forever be no more thanks to all your teachers. May the rest of your day be filled with bliss and delight. Now this stress season isn’t simply the last day of school it’s so much more than that. It all started on November 9th oh yes the marvelous first day of the last grading
“Children hate summer vacation, they just love school so much,” said no one ever. Summer vacations are notorious for a time to relax, unwind, and have fun. Children look forward to no school and playing outside. “Currently the summer holiday is viewed by many Americans as the backbone of our country’s school system” (Pedersen, n.d.). Having no school and doing whatever a child desires may sound good, but in the course of summer vacation, it effects their memory. The regular school year calendar disturbs children’s learning ability (Ballinger, 2008). Students lose 2.6 months of lessons over the summer (Bennecke, 2012).Schools ought to change their school year because it would benefit the children and teachers.
Labor Day is not like many other U.S. holidays. It is a celebration without specific traditions, like family dinners or prayers. For most people, Labor Day just marks the last weekend of summer and the start of a new school year.
The festive season is the best time of year for food lovers. Sometimes you want to skip the heat of the kitchen and eat out. But fine dining, especially during the holidays, is not the easiest on your budget if you aren’t smart with your spending. So, to spread the love, here are 10 tips for eating out on a budget this holiday season!
Holidays are a celebration and an enjoyment of festivities. Although they are a commonality across the world, holidays differ between countries and cultures. But, what many do not realize is that holidays are ultimately ideology driven, that is that the group that celebrates these holidays follows a certain set of ideas and beliefs. Whether the ideology is religion based, or politically based, all holidays are centered around ideologies.
This essay is the respond to the Local Council Member who has wrong idea about a common archetype of adventure tourist. This misconception based on ignorance of current tourism industry, could potentially be a dangerous for local economy and development. The local authority must be well informed about present conditions with the tourism market, before they will make a far reaching decisions about the development direction in this industry. Currently, there are many organisations whose monitoring an international tourism business and this knowledge supposed to be good use for our common good.
I agree and think that we should not have that long of a summer when we can just have more breaks but shorter. When summer is that long then what is the point of going back to school because we forget everything anyways during that long break. So I believe we should have a fall break during Thanksgiving, a winter break during Christmas, a summer break that’s not as long, and a spring break.
Summer vacation is legendary. An integral part of American culture, it is loved by students and loathed by parents. Its influence stretches as far as the economy and media of the country. Nevertheless, such a famed part of American educational customs is unnecessary and even detrimental to students. Its institution hinders learning and it can have a damaging effect on the families and students involved.
Until a child is eighteen years old, the parents have full responsibility. They provide a stable and loving environment for their children. As the leaders in a household, caring and loving parents also maintain the bonds that hold the family together. However, absence of loving parental guidance can create tension between family members. Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day shows how war, specifically the partition of India, affects a particular family.