You know what really grinds my gears? Summer Reading Assignments! Seriously one of the most stupid ideas ever thought of.
I'm an honors student, and I get As and Bs all year round. By the time Summer rolls around, I WANT A BREAK! Everyone can only do so much. I bust my back for ten months, building my future, hoping I'll get just 2 months out of the year to myself. And what happens? The last week of school, the head of the English Department comes over the Loudspeaker saying that we have to do a SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT, DUE THE FIRST WEEK SCHOOL STARTS.
Now don't get me wrong, I like to read. The gift of literature is something that Americans may usually take for granted. The thing is, when I read, I like for it to be ON MY TERMS. I hate reading books that the school forces you to read, that 7 times out of 10, suck. Half the reason why some of those books are best sellers is probably because the damn schools buy them to force their students to read them. When you are forced to read something that you don't like, it takes all the fun out of it. Even worse, you have to do a long drawn out assignment. An Essay, character analysis, etc, I can't even enjoy my summer because I have this hanging over my head. Even worse, we have A TEST on the third or so day.
Summer is a time where a student should be able to recharge for the coming year. But no. We have to do even more work than we did in school. At the end of the packet they gave us explaining the assignment they had enough nerve to write "Have a fun and relaxing summer."
Am I going crazy? Or are we actually supposed to enjoy a Summer thats been taken away from us?
You know what puts the icing on the cake? Those damn preps and popular kids who take the "Easier classes" get to rest this summer, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT. Is that not fair or what? They don't even try all year, and they get to enjoy their summer with nothing hanging over their head.
You want to know what I think? (Well you're reading this, so I guess you do) The honors kids who need a rest should be able to enjoy their summer, while those idiots who do nothing all year are forced to work and do what we have to do. We're the ones who deserve a rest, NOT THEM!
Anyone else feel my pain?