Surviving summer school 6 Articles

by Carolyn Brown

The vast majority of American kids relish the summertime, mostly because they are free from school. A few, though, keep going to school. For kids and parents, this can be a hard road. As a teacher, I learned a lot from ...read more

by Sherry Brown

It's early in the morning and the birds are chirping as the sun makes its grand entrance. The teacher has her early morning cup of coffee as she reviews the virtually scripted lesson plans set aside for summer school. S...read more

by R Marie Taylor

I LOVED summer school. We had school work, but we also had swimming, trampoline, gymnastics and music. The school was much less crowded and you could have more direct contact with your teachers. Then again, I enjoye...read more

by Madison West

Summer school was where some of my fondest high school memories were created. You see, summer school is what you make of it. While my parents were surely disappointed that I failed Chemistry during the regular school year,...read more

by best4writing Ann Patterson

Switches and Britches (formerly Mrs. Stern Sterling's War) "This is the last time I am going to tell you two eighth grade boys to stop talking while I'm teaching the fifth grade," demanded Mrs. Sterling. "One more wor...read more

by K.C Carlyle

I feel that if a student fails to complete homework then they should not be punished because punishment is a very big discouragement to the children. I think that if a student does do their homework then they should be rew...read more