It’s finally summer, the perfect time to take that well-deserved vacation. After all, what better time to set out on an adventure rather than summer? However, that is not the case. Many people associate summer with the word “amazing”. This is mainly because as children they have grown accustomed to the two-month vacation from school that takes place in the summer. But in reality, summer is not as great as it seems. Eighteen million Americans are affected by Summer SAD (seasonal affective disorder) yearly. Summer SAD is a disorder that causes people to go through depression because of the summer. Though many people think that summer is the best season of the year, it is actually the worst. Summer life is often very unproductive and uncomfortable for many students. The majority of American students have …show more content…
According to the National Summer Learning Association, around sixty percent of students do not have activities scheduled for the summer. This fact may not seem very important at the moment, but this is a very unhealthy way to live throughout summer break. Having no scheduled activities lead to watching TV or playing video games, and studies have shown that students lose two months of school education throughout the summer because they don’t participate in many educational activities. Not only is summer the most unproductive season, but it is also the most uncomfortable. In fact, summer is the worst smelling season of the year. Studies have shown that odors can become more intense when they are under heat. This holds true in the summer because many people are always complaining about the odorous smells in the air. The smells can come from anywhere. Whether it