What's the educational world coming to???

My first summer class starts tomorrow. This past Friday, I was chatting with an undergrad student about the summer term, and she mentioned that she already had homework for her May class. I wondered how she knew about it, and discovered that teachers can post such info through WebCT, an online resource.

I got online and checked my class, and sure enough, I have homework also. We haven't even started yet, and I already have a two-page paper and another short assignment due on the first day of class! What is the educational world coming to? Whatever happened to summer break?