Make way for readers | Day camps to avoid school regression

Various projects, including day camps, will be offered to counter the “summer slide” – that is, the loss, during the holidays, of what children acquired during the school year. Are you worried that students will regress in their learning during the summer? Here are some responses sent in by readers of The Press.

“Is this another topic that will inflame parents and create another wave of pressure on our children? Haven’t they been anxious enough for two years? From what I remember, we all went back to school and managed to pick up the thread. Let’s leave them the summer for creative and innovative activities (whose offer can be greatly improved), with sport. Success is not just about learning the basics. You have to learn to function in a rapidly changing world and not create clever monkeys. »

Michelle Laberge

“Perhaps some students will lose academic skills, but many will also have enriching cultural activities. Take the case where children travel, visit cultural places, go to artistic workshops, etc. It all costs a little money, that’s for sure.

In other children who will have nothing to do but roam the streets, who will not leave the city, sometimes they will get into a mess which will have consequences during their life. It is certain that it will be a loss of achievements.

Let me talk about grandparents here. I see some who put a lot of effort into the education of their grandchildren. They bring them on vacation, on a trip, to the show, etc. It is so beneficial for them. As a society, we should encourage these interests more for the younger generation.

To come back to your question, sometimes yes it’s a loss of experience, but sometimes not. It is different experiences that develop the child. »

Laurie Paquette

“Not at all, education is essential and the appeal to the imagination is just as important. Summer freedom opens all doors, children must be allowed to discover them. »

Christian Castonguay

“No, no fear. In summer, children learn about life and how to be. How vegetables grow, the lifestyles of people from other regions. They are interested in new things and discover other interests that are much more concrete, useful and contemporary than what they see at school. And above all, they watch less television. It’s sad how many times they are exposed to a movie, a show or a computer game at school, to relieve the teachers overwhelmed by other tasks…”

Anne C.