Summer Off or Continue to School?
So, do you take the summer off from homeschooling because your kids are complaining "none of our friends have to go to school in the summer"?
It can be a tough fight with the kids but you need to win this one. Our school systems do such a disservice to our kids when they stop teaching them for two months. And there is absolutely no reason for them to do this.
It used to be the schools were let out in the summer so the kids work the families farm. How many kids do you know now who work on the family farm? Yeah, they are a slim minority. So, keeping the kids out of school for 2 months for no good reason is just, well...."Stupid!"
Children's little minds do not retain things for very long, especially after two months of watching TV and playing video games. Their little minds turn to mush. Don't let that happen to your kids minds.
You might not be as vigorous in their studies as you would be during the rest of the year, but, make them keep up their studies. They will get used to the routine and still have plenty of time for playing outside with their friends. And your children will be far advanced in their studies from other kids their ages also.
