Guest post by EdSource author, Emily Hamill
Summer school is often associated with students who fell behind in their schoolwork during the regular academic year, or who failed classes and need to retake them in order to graduate.
In fact, there are many college students in good academic standing who choose to take summer school classes for various reasons, like getting ahead in their degree plan, easing their workload during the academic year, keeping busy, and being able to take courses at their own page and with greater flexibility.
At the same time, some have expressed reservations about summer courses due to the cost, the burnout from the lack of a break and how the often-online format strains information retention and class participation.
In order to learn why university students are opting to keep busy in school during the summer - and what the pros and cons of their experiences have been - EdSource's California Student Journalism Corps asked a few of them the following question at seven California colleges and universities: "What classes are you taking over the summer? Why did you decide to take them now, and what do you think are the pros and cons of taking summer classes?"
Read the full article at: https://edsource.org/2024/why-do-college-students-choose-summer-school/716665.
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