Scheduling conflicts

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else find it ridiculous that there’s the expectation that a kid miss a class rather than a practice for a medical appointment? I get that games are tougher, but still…just seems backwards priorities to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it ridiculous that there’s the expectation that a kid miss a class rather than a practice for a medical appointment? I get that games are tougher, but still…just seems backwards priorities to me.

ha, yes. As my music teacher would say, we have is bass ackwards. but I also schedule doctor's appts during school days. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

Same. My daughter gets weekly allergy shots and no matter whether I schedule before school or on early release days or teacher work days, track decides to add something at a brand new time. It’s maddening. And then the coach gives my kid an earful about missing the practice. There’s no winning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it ridiculous that there’s the expectation that a kid miss a class rather than a practice for a medical appointment? I get that games are tougher, but still…just seems backwards priorities to me.

ha, yes. As my music teacher would say, we have is bass ackwards. but I also schedule doctor's appts during school days. Go figure.

My daughter’s PE teacher is her coach and PE is the first class in her day. He gets mad when she misses part of PE class, and mad when she misses part of practice after school. Guess I’m supposed to pull her out of AP Physics.

[Anonymous]

I feel you. I sometimes feel like coaches and organizers of school events don't operate on the same assumptions parents and professionals do. I'm not at all a workaholic and my kids aren't over scheduled, but appointments and work commitments are planned in advance and one week's notice about an event or need for volunteers just isn't enough time, especially when you put more than one kid in the mix.

And another general observation, the whole attitude that the team/event/coach's preference comes before your health/your family/your grades does result in life skills for team work and leadership. It results in people pleasing workaholics who come into the office hacking all over the place getting everyone sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel you. I sometimes feel like coaches and organizers of school events don't operate on the same assumptions parents and professionals do. I'm not at all a workaholic and my kids aren't over scheduled, but appointments and work commitments are planned in advance and one week's notice about an event or need for volunteers just isn't enough time, especially when you put more than one kid in the mix.

And another general observation, the whole attitude that the team/event/coach's preference comes before your health/your family/your grades does result in life skills for team work and leadership. It results in people pleasing workaholics who come into the office hacking all over the place getting everyone sick.

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