Tips to Get Your Kid’s Brain Back into School Mode (Painlessly)
We emerged from remote learning this past spring burnt out and ready for a break. A break from sketchy wi-fi. A break from nagging about expectations. A break from debating whether to continue our wildflower exploration or sign back online to hear a teacher’s read-aloud. A break from morning meetings with my four kids to schedule the day. Enter lovely, lazy summer days of unplanned, uninterrupted play. Well, that lasted for about a week. Then, my mind wandered into that downward spiral of worry around the summer slide, only amplified by the inadequate nature of emergency remote learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Since my children missed out on classroom time this spring, even a slight summer slide would leave them super behind where they should be, come September. So, while I knew we all needed a break, I didn’t want us to just rot away all summer long. I figured I’d try to sneak in some academics without the kids realizing my scheme. But even that seemed too labor-intensive for a