History Main / SummerSchoolSucks

Part of the reason for this trope is the stigma attached to it in the Americas -- people who attend summer classes are often seen as stupid and/or troublemakers, thus highly AcceptableTargets. It's often seen as a last chance to avoid being HeldBackInSchool. However, this stigma vanishes at the college or university level. A student taking summer classes might be seen as more devoted or hardworking. In Masters or Graduate programs, it may actually be ''required''.

** "Jeffy's Summer School" has Jeffy get all Fs in second grade and he has to do summer school, meaning he can't go on vacation with Mario and Rosalina. After Jackie Chu drops off the summer school materials at the house (because he's going on vacation), Jeffy has Drawing Jeffy do his work with Mario while Junior and Cody sneak into the school and change Jeffy's grades so he doesn't have to do summer school anymore.

%%* ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' has treated people who were held back or sent to summer school as AcceptableTargets in the past, numerous times.

The reasons behind it vary -- maybe they were so sick they [[CantCatchUp fell behind]], transferred too late, [[SkippingSchool cut too much]], or are just plain BookDumb. Summer school is almost ''always'' dreaded in fiction -- usually it's a specter looming over underachieving students that if they don't get their grades up, they'll have to go to summer school. Or if they are in summer school, it's often a sign that this character sucks, or is suffering. It's almost ''never'' portrayed positively, especially if the character's friends are either enjoying their vacations or going on summer camps. Oftentimes, the classes are taught by someone who doesn't care, or is just review.

The reasons behind it vary -- maybe they were so sick they [[CantCatchUp fell behind]], transferred too late, [[SkippingSchool cut too much]], or are just plain BookDumb. Summer school is almost ''always'' dreaded in fiction -- usually it's a specter looming over underachieving students that if they don't get their grades up, they'll have to go to summer school. Or if they are in summer school, it's often a sign that this character sucks, or is suffering. It's almost ''never'' portrayed positively, especially if the character's friends are enjoying their vacations. Oftentimes, the classes are taught by someone who doesn't care, or is just review.

-->"''Shit'', I hope he doesn't die... [[SkewedPriorities I can't handle summer school."

Compare and contrast CramSchool, which appears far more in Asian settings and typically lacks the association with subpar students. Also compare DetentionEpisode, where a character faces detention within a school year.

Compare and contrast CramSchool -- which appears far more in Asian settings and typically lacks the association with subpar students. And DetentionEpisode where a character faces detention within a school year.