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re: Taking kids out of school for vacation?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:24 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:24 pm to Chad504boy
quote:no bc why would you? that's what the three months of summer are for
week is a stretch... a thursday and friday to make a long weekend is acceptable once or so a year.
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Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:35 pm to Cosmo
We always had school Monday and Tuesday of thanksgiving week. Once or twice I missed mon-tues just so we could leave that weekend and spend the whole week out of town. That and maybe a day at Easter.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 4:49 am to djangochained
quote:during school, yes
Now it’s trashy to take your kids on vacation?
I do it every year
Posted on 10/3/19 at 7:10 am to Cosmo
In Texas years ago, one elementary school in town offered the option of year round enrollment. This allowed periodic breaks for parents to schedule mid-year vacations. There was a very long waiting list for the program...
...which was funny because folks wanted their kids in the program so they could avoid waiting in line at Disney lol
...which was funny because folks wanted their kids in the program so they could avoid waiting in line at Disney lol
Posted on 10/3/19 at 7:13 am to Cosmo
My parents did this when we had sprig break coming up.
They’d pull me out the Wednesday prior and we’d go on a long, 10-day trip or so (Europe, Alaska, Glacier, Yosemite).
They’d pull me out the Wednesday prior and we’d go on a long, 10-day trip or so (Europe, Alaska, Glacier, Yosemite).
Posted on 10/3/19 at 7:33 am to SeeeeK
A lot of people in this thread acting like elementary/high school is akin to NASA Flight Training.
I thought the OT was better than this.
Parents should be able to take their kids out of school as much as they want as long as they keep their grades up.
I thought the OT was better than this.
Parents should be able to take their kids out of school as much as they want as long as they keep their grades up.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 7:47 am to Cosmo
It's school. They can miss a week of school and have it made up within a couple hours.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:04 am to chalmetteowl
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that's what the three months of summer are for
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:08 am to Cosmo
I let mine skip a couple days in HS to go to a concert and 2/3 days to go to Disney when they were in grade school . Heck yeah, if your kids take care of business normally and get good grades, reward them from time to time. Childhood isn’t supposed to be a grind. They have the rest of their life for that.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:02 am to notiger1997
It's not the actual week of school that you're missing, it's the subliminally telling them that it's not the most important thing in their lives, what they should be focusing on.
Bc if you take kids out of school for stupid reasons they're going to keep wanting to miss school for stupid reasons.
Bc if you take kids out of school for stupid reasons they're going to keep wanting to miss school for stupid reasons.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:21 am to chalmetteowl
School shouldn’t be the most important thing in a kid’s life.
Becoming a good citizen of the world and a better human should be.
Taking vacations with family helps with that much more than systemic education.
Becoming a good citizen of the world and a better human should be.
Taking vacations with family helps with that much more than systemic education.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:26 am to Cosmo
Our school took academics seriously and gave automatic 0's for any unexcused absences and no chance to make up work. Vacations were considered unexcused.
Taking your kids out to go to Disney or 30A is a fricking joke. If you're going to take them out, then make it worth it.
Taking your kids out to go to Disney or 30A is a fricking joke. If you're going to take them out, then make it worth it.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:29 am to Cosmo
Now we know why there's so many welders on the OT.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:30 am to BottomlandBrew
I will probably do it with mine if I think something is worth it for her to do during school time.
You don’t miss much by taking a week at any K-12 level.
You don’t miss much by taking a week at any K-12 level.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 10:31 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:31 am to BottomlandBrew
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Taking your kids out to go to Disney or 30A is a fricking joke. If you're going to take them out, then make it worth it.
Jesus Christ..
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:33 am to chalmetteowl
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it's the subliminally telling them that it's not the most important thing in their lives,
Good. It shouldn't be.
Education doesn't only occur in the classroom. In fact, parents are more important than teachers in kids education.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 11:29 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:47 am to Cosmo
I gave my kids the option to go to school on Veterans Day, since the schools thought it was better to replace Veterans Day with Martin Luther King Day.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:49 am to chalmetteowl
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It's not the actual week of school that you're missing, it's the subliminally telling them that it's not the most important thing in their lives, what they should be focusing on.
Or you could just have a normal well adjusted kid that understands a few days of missed school for a family trip is something special and missing just for the hell of it will not happen.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:53 am to RogerTheShrubber
The type of parents who pull their kids from school for a couple of days to take a trip, in my experience, are the type who aren't completely reliant on school for education.
We'd usually take a few days off to round out a vacation and my parents would make me get assignments ahead of time. My parents would also surprise us on a Thursday and pull us out of school to leave on some weekend trip having already packed our bags for us.
We'd usually take a few days off to round out a vacation and my parents would make me get assignments ahead of time. My parents would also surprise us on a Thursday and pull us out of school to leave on some weekend trip having already packed our bags for us.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 10:56 am to Cosmo
We do this maybe a two or three days a year. The kids have to make up any missed work, and if there's a test scheduled they take it ahead of time. I don't see the big deal.
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