Missing school occasionally for vacation leads to failure in college like slow dancing leads to babies.....
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agreed! and well put lol
I do think there should be a limit for how MUCH school you miss, I do think EVERY step should be taken to get your kid caught up, let the teachers know in advance, get your kid back in smoothly without interruption, not expect the teacher to go back and re-teach missed material, do homework, that it probably isn't a good idea for kids that are already behind in school etc..
but to say that it leads to college failure or kids thinking school is less than important or any other GRAND statement about what it could cause down the line.. is ridiculous. There are far too many factors to just assume a few missed days = a life of failure.
We traveled and missed school ALL. THE. TIME. 1 week here, 4 days there, 2 days there, a week and a half there, etc..etc.. all my life. We did the work, we came back seamlessly, we gave notice.
We all went to college with full scholarships and all attend (/attended, my brothers graduated already) all our classes. As well as appreciate, enjoy, and respect school.
If I said that I regretted or learned less seeing the great migration in Africa, the world cup, squishing grapes to make wine in Italy, The Louvre, going to see the Parthenon in Greece, learning swahili in Kenya..then I would've sitting in a classroom, I would be LYING TO YOU :rofl1: I made amazing memories, learned so much, bonded with my family and had an amazing time!
Now, I'm not saying school isn't important.. I'm just saying that it's not just about FUN or "yay taking my kid out of school for hahas JUST BECAUSE!" ...It's also about giving your kid ANOTHER kind of education and experiences. I learned about different culture, food, art, people, languages, travel, customs, places, history, philosophy, FIRST HAND.
I mean, we didn't have textbooks, but that doesn't mean I didn't learn. In fact, I'd say seeing it all first hand really brought the lessons home even more.
And as long as you balance that with being responsible when it comes to their school education.. I see no problem.
(and I don't mean that vacations=world learning replaces school work. I mean that both is attainable.. you've just gotta put the extra work in to make sure your kid catches up and doesn't inconvenience the school/teachers)