Day: July 25, 2026

“I’m So Over School” – Why Kids Need a Long, Unstructured Summer

A conceptual and surreal illustration showing a teenage girl with a pained expression walking away from a laptop computer. She is pulling her body free from a chaotic, swirling vortex of schoolwork that is issuing from the screen, filled with test papers, mathematical equations, history dates (like 1066), a globe, a microscope, and multiple clocks showing different times. She holds a heavy textbook in her arms and is stepping onto a wooden table. On the table, a piece of crumpled paper has handwritten text that reads: "I'm so over school, I don't want to think about it." A pencil is beside it. The background features abstract, soft brown leaf and cloud shapes.

Understanding Teenage Burnout and Academic Pressure: Why Summer Rest Matters This week, one of my Year 10 tutees summed up her entire school year in eight words: “I’m so over school, I don’t want to think about it.” She said it flatly, like a fact. That plain reaction stopped me in my tracks. This was […]