WARNING - DON'T STOP REVIEWING OVER THE SUMMER

For over one hundred years researchers have noticed a dangerous effect of our public education system. Specifically, students forget way too much of what they have learned during extended summer breaks. All children lose academic skills during the summer months, but what we now know about memory loss tells us that going sixty to ninety days without academic reinforcement puts a child in an unnecessary position of having to relearn large amounts of information that need never have been forgotten.

Tip - Don't Stop Reviewing Old Information During Summer Vacation

It is O.K. to give the children a break and to stop acquiring new information over the summer months. However, it is a seriously bad idea to go more than one or two weeks without reviewing and reinforcing prior information that has been learned. A lot of parents drop their academic review programs during the summer months. PLEASE DON'T. Drop acquisition but maintain review. Just 15 minutes a day, three to 4 days a week, can make a tremendous difference in your child's lifelong academic achievement.