Feel guilty to have my 1st grader miss school for a trip

[Anonymous]

Guilty? It isn't about you.

The questions are simple:

* Did you harm your kid, and know if a break in structure matters to your kid.

* Did you behave reasonably to the teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guilty? It isn't about you.

The questions are simple:

* Did you harm your kid, and know if a break in structure matters to your kid.

* Did you behave reasonably to the teacher?

I was at the school today and briefly mentioned that we thinking of going away to visit my sick friend. Turns out the teacher will be out that Friday and the kids will have a sub. I feel less guilty now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sometimes experiences are more important than school.

This is one of those times.

Teacher here. I agree. And there's no need to lie.

[Anonymous]

I pulled my DC out of 1st grade for a month for a trip and didn't feel guilty. What's the big deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sometimes experiences are more important than school.

This is one of those times.

Plus 1 million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pulled my DC out of 1st grade for a month for a trip and didn't feel guilty. What's the big deal?

You probably should.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.

Why are such a goody two shoes??

It's first grade. It does not matter that your child misses a few days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Booked our flights. DS will miss 2 days of school. Trying to decide if I should send DS to school for 1.5 hours before we have to leave for the airport. DH thinks DS should just skip and not a big deal to miss. I prefer DS not to be marked absent.

Don't send him for the 1.5 hrs. You'll have enough to deal with getting to the airport. Not at all worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its fine if its only 1st grade. 3rd and above gets more difficult.

I disagree about third grade being hard to pull them out. When your kid is taking high school level classes, THAT is when it is hard to pull them out. I wish I realized this earlier and took them out for educational vacation more often.