Summa Time, Summa Time

Have you ever walked out of the doors of your school at the final bell on the last day of school and felt the same, like it's not over yet?
Same here.
Why? Because I have summer homework!! How dumb is that?!
Ask any teacher about the point of summer homework and I'll bet that they can't give you a straight, convincing, legitimate answer. Why? Because summer homework is pointless. The reason summer break exists is to give you just that - a break over the summer. It's not a very long weekend that gives you more time to do more homework. Besides, who can guarantee that it's going to get done with some real effort if you do assign it? They're kids, on break. No way it's going to get done at the beginning of summer. My bet would be that a good part of the work was totally last-minute.
So why assign any if you can't ensure some real effort? Answer me that and you're insane.
And yet, every year, it comes without fail. One of the textbook examples of how life isn't fair.