AIBU to make kids do some schoolwork daily till school starts?

[Honesttodog]

Both at private schools and have done nothing since the end of term. I have avoided fighting and let them have screens during the day. Mixed with a bit of sport and reading. No clubs. The odd playdate. I am scared about them going back and struggling. But everything is a battle and I am already sick of being at home with them, do I really want to fight to make them do work they haven’t really been asked to do? Both are deeply average academically, one weak in maths one weak in English but decent allrounders, good team players, polite and they try hard and get good extra curricular results.

DS9 has to read a chapter and do a page of a math workbook if he wants his internet to be turned on to allow him to play games on his Xbox/laptop. If he doesn't do it, that's fine.

Wow, I'm surprised by this. I'm pretty strict with my kids but am not making them work over the summer. They need a break, and so do I. There's lots of ways of broadening their minds other than sitting down being forced to do maths and English workbooks etc. I can't think of a better way to make my children hate learning!

Working over the holidays isn't a new thing 😂 Bizarre attitude some people have. My kids actually enjoy learning new stuff. Really, it's not that strange. Because they know how to do the work and new learning is just small steps not huge steps because they're suddenly so far behind.
And goodness we get to go out, play, climb trees, eat ice cream, all the fun things of childhood too. Amazing huh, there's time for both. It doesn't have to be one or the other.
The schools generally encourage the parents to keep up with things so they don't slip behind. It's not like they have to work all day.
Sometimes I really think it's a race to the bottom on mumsnet. Do work during the holidays? Gosh (throws hands up in horror). Do hope none of you are on the abolishing private school thread advocating for that because it's not seen as fair to the rest of society. When it's clear that the one big thing that makes a difference to kids outcomes is parental support. Personally I think that parents who just let their kids do nothing apart from play and eat ice cream for the whole holidays, particularly this year, are doing their kids a massive disservice. But each to their own.

Mine are working too. They’re actually happier when they have a structure to their day. So am I as they don’t then spend their whole day on screens.
Mine have to tick off some work, chores and outdoor/exercise time before gaming/wasting time on YouTube. Plenty of time for play and fun.
We go out some days too so obviously not much else gets done in those days.