Take off a week in school year to go to disney

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the parents with their undies in a bunch about this are mad that their kids whine about not going on good trips when our kids get back and say why they’ve been out of school.

Yes. My 6 year old is so jealous of your kid’s Disney trip, given that in her 6 years of life, she’s been to:

- WDW 4 times
- England
- Italy
- Sweden
- Estonia
- Finland
- Arizona
- California
- NYC countless times
- Hawaii twice

But yep. Jealousy is definitely it, because as you’ve so rightly implied, it’s not possible to go on good trips unless your kid misses school.

Sorry, I forgot France.

And next year, she’ll go to LA, Alaska, and likely Scotland.

You're my hero!
As in sub, not some braggard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

Do you really care that little kids are missing 5 days of school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

Do you really care that little kids are missing 5 days of school?

I care if my kid misses 5 days of school, yes. I value what teachers do, regardless of grade. I consider it very disrespectful towards my kid’s teachers to essentially have the belief that what they do is so insignificant that if my kid misses a week, it won’t matter.

She has plenty of breaks and we’ve used them to travel all over the country and to multiple countries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

No, but the pacing is such that missing a week of ES is rarely a problem for a kid that's not otherwise struggling. MS and HS not so much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

No, but the pacing is such that missing a week of ES is rarely a problem for a kid that's not otherwise struggling. MS and HS not so much.

It’s just not a message I want to send to my kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

No, but the pacing is such that missing a week of ES is rarely a problem for a kid that's not otherwise struggling. MS and HS not so much.

It’s just not a message I want to send to my kid.

DCUM maxim: what works for my kid works for everyone's kid!
And its corollary: what doesn't work for my kid doesn't work for anyone's kid!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because school doesn’t matter as much in ES?

No, but the pacing is such that missing a week of ES is rarely a problem for a kid that's not otherwise struggling. MS and HS not so much.

It’s just not a message I want to send to my kid.

DCUM maxim: what works for my kid works for everyone's kid!
And its corollary: what doesn't work for my kid doesn't work for anyone's kid!

Ah yes. The defense of the person who has nothing left to say.

Newsflash: kids get plenty of breaks. Go to goddamn Disney World then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because elementary school teachers have tons of free time? You realize they are overburdened as well, right?

If you want that much flexibility, you should consider homeschooling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. As long as you don't ask me to do additional work or make spacial arrangements for your kids, why would i care? Your kids will just be marked absent and will get no credit for missed work. It's not like your kids are in the hospital or some such situation.

High school teacher here.

I agree with this. Don’t make extra work for me so your child can take a vacation. I’m already overloaded doing the work of two, so I’m going to feel rather resentful when I’m spending two hours creating a packet of work because some admin told me to, even though this is an unexcused absence. Also don’t be upset at me when your child does poorly on the next assessment since they weren’t in class as we covered the material.

This happens to me regularly and all this extra work piles up. It’s one of the many reasons I’m ready to quit.

(If your kid is in the hospital, I’ll go to great lengths to help out. I’ll Zoom, create alternative units, etc. Disney or the equivalent? Not the same.)

Exactly. You hear that, you selfish people?

I sure did. “High school.” Loud and clear.

That’s why we are talking about doing this kind of thing *in elementary school.*

Because elementary school teachers have tons of free time? You realize they are overburdened as well, right?

If you want that much flexibility, you should consider homeschooling.

They don’t care. They just want to go to Disney World when the crowds are lower (because most parents are sending their kids to school).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We took our kids out during the school year to go toDisney y when my oldest was in K, 2, and 5 (the youngest is 3 years behind).

The oldest still got straight As and ended up in the TPMS magnet, then the Blair magnet. The youngest had straight As and qualified for both middle school magnets, but lost it in the lottery. He expects to get into a HS magnet eventually.

Missing a week in elementary school, especially early in the school year, will not make or break your kid.

However, this does not apply if they're in middle or high school.

It’s not about whether they’ll struggle academically. It’s about the message it sends.

We took ours out for Disney in 6th grade. He graduated from high school with honors and a scholarship. He has one year left in his Engineering degree, earning high grades. A few missed days of ES school for a trip to Disney did no harm.

Op, check the crowd calendar and plan around a weekend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took our kids out during the school year to go toDisney y when my oldest was in K, 2, and 5 (the youngest is 3 years behind).

The oldest still got straight As and ended up in the TPMS magnet, then the Blair magnet. The youngest had straight As and qualified for both middle school magnets, but lost it in the lottery. He expects to get into a HS magnet eventually.

Missing a week in elementary school, especially early in the school year, will not make or break your kid.

However, this does not apply if they're in middle or high school.

It’s not about whether they’ll struggle academically. It’s about the message it sends.

We took ours out for Disney in 6th grade. He graduated from high school with honors and a scholarship. He has one year left in his Engineering degree, earning high grades. A few missed days of ES school for a trip to Disney did no harm.

Op, check the crowd calendar and plan around a weekend.

Good for you. Don’t care. Not the type of family I would ever want to be in.

[Anonymous]

Also, 6th grade isn’t elementary school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took our kids out during the school year to go toDisney y when my oldest was in K, 2, and 5 (the youngest is 3 years behind).

The oldest still got straight As and ended up in the TPMS magnet, then the Blair magnet. The youngest had straight As and qualified for both middle school magnets, but lost it in the lottery. He expects to get into a HS magnet eventually.

Missing a week in elementary school, especially early in the school year, will not make or break your kid.

However, this does not apply if they're in middle or high school.

It’s not about whether they’ll struggle academically. It’s about the message it sends.

We took ours out for Disney in 6th grade. He graduated from high school with honors and a scholarship. He has one year left in his Engineering degree, earning high grades. A few missed days of ES school for a trip to Disney did no harm.

Op, check the crowd calendar and plan around a weekend.

… as long as you aren’t expecting anything extra from the teacher, that is. School isn’t a concierge service, so please don’t ask for special exceptions or packaged work. It’s a rude thing to do to the teacher.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took our kids out during the school year to go toDisney y when my oldest was in K, 2, and 5 (the youngest is 3 years behind).

The oldest still got straight As and ended up in the TPMS magnet, then the Blair magnet. The youngest had straight As and qualified for both middle school magnets, but lost it in the lottery. He expects to get into a HS magnet eventually.

Missing a week in elementary school, especially early in the school year, will not make or break your kid.

However, this does not apply if they're in middle or high school.

It’s not about whether they’ll struggle academically. It’s about the message it sends.

We took ours out for Disney in 6th grade. He graduated from high school with honors and a scholarship. He has one year left in his Engineering degree, earning high grades. A few missed days of ES school for a trip to Disney did no harm.

Op, check the crowd calendar and plan around a weekend.

… as long as you aren’t expecting anything extra from the teacher, that is. School isn’t a concierge service, so please don’t ask for special exceptions or packaged work. It’s a rude thing to do to the teacher.

Especially when you’re going to an amusement park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took our kids out during the school year to go toDisney y when my oldest was in K, 2, and 5 (the youngest is 3 years behind).

The oldest still got straight As and ended up in the TPMS magnet, then the Blair magnet. The youngest had straight As and qualified for both middle school magnets, but lost it in the lottery. He expects to get into a HS magnet eventually.

Missing a week in elementary school, especially early in the school year, will not make or break your kid.

However, this does not apply if they're in middle or high school.

It’s not about whether they’ll struggle academically. It’s about the message it sends.

We took ours out for Disney in 6th grade. He graduated from high school with honors and a scholarship. He has one year left in his Engineering degree, earning high grades. A few missed days of ES school for a trip to Disney did no harm.

Op, check the crowd calendar and plan around a weekend.

Good for you. Don’t care. Not the type of family I would ever want to be in.

I'll add that my husband is a teacher, and ds's teacher told us to go and not worry about it.

You don't care because your theory about priorities over one trip is a little off.