It’s OUR summer
Summertime is free time. A time phase where students have time to sleep in and binge watch their favorite television shows. With many other things to do, who would want to do multiple reading assignments over their break.
Yes, I understand that many people enjoy the adventurous trek of reading an enjoyable book, but forcing the students upon reading multiple books that they might not even enjoy is in fact, malarkey.
“I think that the summer reading is absolutely stupid,” said senior Christopher Thornton. “I’m sure everyone, including myself would have more better things to do than do a school assignment when we’re not even in school.”
With the frustration of summer reading comes reasoning on why summer reading should be implemented as an assignment.
A handful of teachers and advisors say that summer reading shouldn’t interfering with a students summer break, but most of the English teachers adhere to the challenge given to students, and make these summer reading assignments count towards a student’s grade in class.
“I believe the teachers thinks that summer reading is helpful,” said freshman Brian Davis. “They probably think that reading would help the students get ready for the school year, probably.”
Contrasting the two different situations, yes, reading will help further the knowledge of students, but on the other hand, students aren’t able to choose which book to read, and most likely won’t be able to enjoy a book that is assigned.
It’s really hard what to say to what is better. To read, or not to read.
In the case of pleasing the school board, I believe that summer reading should be implemented, but instead of assigning books, allow the students to read their own book. Also, don’t make it an assignment, instead, maybe make it a type of extra credit for student who reads over the summer.
Being summer break, students don’t want to have to do assignments over the summer, let alone read a book that’s assigned to them. But if the policy was changed so that these assignments only counts towards extra credit, I’m sure that students will back the idea of summer reading.