Summer Essay

In life, curiosity can drive people to do certain things which may be a blessing and a curse. In “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, the school kids have been living on Venus for their whole lives. They witness the same thing every day, day after day. After being cooped up for 9 whole years, they will do anything to finally see the sun, though this doesn’t always lead to good outcomes. In “Pandora’s Box,” retold by Louis Untermeyer, the Greek gods seek revenge on Prometheus by sending down a…

My first job was working a summer at my mothers preschool when I was 14. Since then I have always been drawn to working with children. I grew up being a Girl Scout and eventually was a co-leader with my sister in 2006-2007. I then went on to working two summers as a camp counselor/lead counselor for Girl Scouts. It was then that I realized I had a passion to see the aw in a child’s eye when they learn or discover something new. I was able to guide them to make new discoveries not only about the…

inundated with songs that deal with cheating, promiscuity, and drug references. Most of the songs on the Top 100 Billboard deal with these issues, yet everywhere you turn kids are singing these songs like it is no big deal. This past summer Demi Lovato’s song “Cool for the Summer” was an instant hit. The song had a catchy tune and a pop vibe that drew listeners in from…

In the story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury explains how jealousy can lead to bullying. One example shown many times throughout the story shows Margot being taunted or criticized. The children who were bullying Margot were jealous because she remembered the sun, and they didn’t. Another reason many children were jealous of Margot, is because she might settle back on Earth. Others may say the theme is about sadness leading to bullying. At times in the story the kids sadness about rain…

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia was a novel that I found myself having a hard time connecting to on a personal level. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are three young African American girls that are being sent to spend time with their mother that left them when they were very young. During their time with their mother, they go to a center and a summer camp where they learn about and get involved with the Black Panther Movement. Dealing with being an outsider when thrown into the life and…

The Summer Food Service Program was developed in the United States in to create healthy nutritionally balanced meals mainly for students 18 years old and younger coming from low-income households during the summer months when the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program are not in session. If a student is over the age of 18, they can only participate if they have some sort of physical and/or mental disability that is keeping them within the school district. The Summer Food…

Summer Transition Academy. Cited as a ‘best practice’ by Wheeler and Miao (2005), a summer transition academy for low achieving students may help to alleviate academic deficits. Similar to the Freshman Focus course, the summer program would provide opportunities for students’ academic remediation and support in study skills, reading, and/or mathematics (Cauley & Jovanovich, 2006; Neild, 2009; Wheeler & Miao, 2005). Cited by Neild (2009), Chicago Public Schools created such a program for students…

many people, summer is a time to relax and watch netflix. Therefore, summer school seems like the ultimate nightmare, who wants to spend their summer in a deserted college town? Well, after a lot of thought I decided I did! Keep in mind I tend to be an overachiever, but hey, I’m here to tell you a few truths about summer school. The good, the bad, and everything in between. You will most likely have Fridays off. Imagine having a long weekend every weekend? You probably will! Most summer classes…

whether it is something big or something small. I learned three new things while I spent my time in summer school. Some of the things people learn can be good or bad depending on what it was and what kind of person you are. The three things I want to tell you about is that I can improve myself in anything if I give enough effort. Finishing school with no failing class is a good idea. And also summer school can seem like it takes a lot longer than it actually is. Anything and everything is…

One of the major themes in the book the summer I turned pretty by Jenny Han is learning how to move on and learning that life will go on. One way the book shows this is the main character Belly must get over her love interest named Conrad. Belly is very heartbroken that she must get herself over Conrad because she has loved him for as long as she can remember. The reason this theme developed is because Conrad began to have love interest in another girl and Belly must begin to get over him. Three…