Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:At our school it’s common to miss class for various school-sponsored things, from a few hours to many days for school related trips. Teachers are expected to be accommodating. I can’t think of any occasion where a student refused to participate in the event they elected to join.
Sounds like performing arts are not for him.
Your rationale is why American schools do not educate kids correctly.
Most other schools in the world expect students to prioritize academics. I know. I'm Asian (my cousins were all educated in my Asian country) who happened to be educated in western Europe: UK, France and Germany. None of these three countries pull kids out of academic classes for music or sports. My Asian country doesn't either.
Just because everyone else at that school is doing it wrong, doesn't mean OP's kid should too.
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