Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for July 21, 2015
Transcript:
Phoebe: Dad, I haven't started my summer reading yet. Maybe I would've started sooner if you'd just BUGGED me more. Dad: I could have, but I'm trying to teach you responsibility. Phoebe: That's what you always say when you don't want to do anything. Dad: I'm not saying it isn't convenient.
Do schools actually assign summer reading? I attended three school districts in two different states in two different decades, and I was never assigned summer reading.