Summer reading, it has been part of summers everywhere, but most kids simply blow it off until the last minute, with school coming sooner every year. Summer should be a time of relaxation for children, three months of summer, vs. the nine months of school. Summer should be a time when kids everywhere can put down the books and go outside.

We propose that we reform the summer reading programs of Marblehead Public Schools to be fully optional, and/or allow students to choose their own books, by only providing the type of book (i.e. 3 fiction, 1 non-fiction)