Research abstract

The Slide of Summer

A lot of things can happen in the Summer that make students forget all that they learned in school.

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It is very important for students to avoid the summer slide when they are out of school. It is important to maintain academic skills during the summer. Kids should be allowed their screen time, but they should also be brought to different kinds of places to hone in on their academics. It is important to go to the library and read to maintain some knowledge. If they are allowed to zone out in front of a screen all day, that can be problematic.

Key takeaways

  1. Reading is an important task to undertake when you are on summer break.
  2. Summer time is a time when a lot of students lose the knowledge they have.
  3. The summer months are very important for students cause they can gain info or lose it.

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