Another post got me thinking about kids doing the workbooks and stuff over the summer. A friend used to have her kids do them daily over the summer and thought it odd that we didn't do that. We've just always played during the summer. In the course of play, some things are investigated or curiosities arise about subjects and then we might check into it. However, for the most part DS is in a tree or building a fort with friends and rarely cracks a book unless he needs to look something up - ie. they found a cool lizard and want to figure out what kind it is. We go swimming and do other things, but he's just as happy to be at home playing with friends all day, every day.
DS has no interest in doing anything school related unless we're on a roadtrip and he finds a workbook he might want to do when the charge on the handheld runs out - if he doesn't opt for a nap first. I think we may be slackers.... I mean, if he wanted to do them, I wouldn't stop him, but I don't require it. Is this an underachiever in the making?
I'm curious about the pros and cons to continuing 'formal' education during the summer and would be interested in other people's thoughts.
