Hmm...put me in what appears to be the minority who favors long summer breaks. As a child I loved, and my kids love now:
* Day camp (Games! Arts & Crafts! Sports! Swimming! Picnics!)* Lazing around and dreaming the day away* The beach! Sandcastles! Meeting random kids! Hey, was that a fish? Beach barbecues!* Fun long term projects every day (hang gliders, treehouses, forts, exploring)* Comic books, matinees at the cinema* Sleepaway camp* Vacation, even if it was just down to Boston to see the cousins (I lived in NH)And all of this fit into a long, leisurely summer. I was never rushed from mid-June to Labor Day. And neither are my kids.
Sorry if I'm the odd one out here, but I wouldn't trade any of that for more running around, more homework, and more creativity-stifling test prep --- never,
ever ever.
Val
