What happens when kids stop exercising their brains?

Apr 19, 2013 | Stillwater

It’s called the summer slide.

“It’s a natural phenomena that happens when kids stop exercising their brains and spend the first month of school recovering what they learned the year before.” Mathnasium of Stillwater Center Director, Sachin Gore said.

“There’s lots of research out there on the summer slide and some say students lose more than just three months,” ISD 834’s Executive Director of Elementary Education, Mary Anderson said. “We need to encourage parents to do a lot more learning exercises with their kids during the summer because it seems that those students who do get some help don’t slide.”

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