I wonder how prevalent this phenomenon is... DS9 has shown this ever since he entered school: during the school year he is bored with work, sloppy, careless, and just seems to be always in low gear. Once summer starts, he is a totally different person. He is curious about everything, embraces learning with great enthusiasm, he wants to work hard and suddenly his level of performance goes through the roof.
I know what this means, that his school environment is not a good match. But oh well, so far we haven't figured out any way to make solid improvement.
The other day I saw an article on New York Times advocating longer school days. Then I saw a reader response that really made me chuckle. The reader said that longer school days will horrify parents of bright kids, because for these kids, learning starts everyday after 3pm, after they have endured a whole day of rote learning and boredom at school.
I wonder when this sad situation will catch the attention of the educators...
