School’s out for summer! As both a student and a teacher I looked forward to summer vacation, probably even more as a teacher. While I do believe in an old-fashioned summer for kids, that doesn’t mean that your teen should stare at a screen the …
I’m not going to mince words here – I hate summer assignments. I mean, really hate them. I’ve completed them as a student and assigned them as a teacher. Y’all, they’ve got to go. Many AP and IB courses give incoming students an assignment to …
It’s a few days before school begins. And you suddenly remember that summer assignment is due oh-so-soon. Yikes! You meant to start it right after school ended, but you wanted some time to relax. You even read that blog post about planning your summer assignment, …
Like all good memories of summers past, mine are a bit hazy. However, I can recall spending a lot of time with the bajillion kids in my neighborhood, running through the trees, and playing on the playground. What also happens in the summer for kids? …
My original title for this post was “How to turn in a summer assignment that doesn’t suck,” but that seems a little harsh, no? This is how it generally goes: It’s the week before school starts and I suddenly remember that summer assignment I received …