http://nypress.com/summertime-and-the-readings-easy-or-at-least-it-used-to-be/ New York's essential guide to culture, arts, politics, news and more Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://nypress.com/summertime-and-the-readings-easy-or-at-least-it-used-to-be/#comment-160 NO ROOM TO LEARN : West Side Spirit Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:53:32 +0000 http://westsidespirit.com/?p=47#comment-160 [...] SUMMERTIME, AND THE READING’S EASY-OR AT LEAST IT USED TO BE: I was going to rail against summer reading homework. I thought I’d complain about the school’s tentacle-like reach into our homes. The way assignments spoil the free-form pace of summer, leaving little wiggle room for boredom, the space in which new ideas flourish. Assigning books is a far cry from my childhood summer reading days, when I’d crawl into the apple tree with a box of thin mints and Little Women until my mother made me climb down to set the table for dinner. [Read More] Share and Enjoy: [...]

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