In a recent article by Families.com parenting blogger, Myra Turner, she discussed the dreaded summer brain drain that many teachers complain about when school is back into session. Myra is exactly right. Research shows that students lose over two and one half months of information over the summer vacation. This research finding came about through testing students at the beginning of summer vacation and repeating a test over the same material at the end of summer vacation. The information is not mysteriously drained from each child’s head as he or she sleeps at night. The simple fact is that without … Continue reading →