The problem with summer vacation is that it has evolved a market niche of “summer programs”: academic camps, internships, and the like. These have, in turn, become increasingly necessary for admission into “elite” colleges, graduate schools, and businesses. This system is far from optimal, but few will be willing to abandon it locally for fear of disadvantaging their children relative to others’.
The problem with summer vacation is that it has evolved a market niche of “summer programs”: academic camps, internships, and the like. These have, in turn, become increasingly necessary for admission into “elite” colleges, graduate schools, and businesses. This system is far from optimal, but few will be willing to abandon it locally for fear of disadvantaging their children relative to others’.