Take off a week in school year to go to disney

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

Exactly. 180 days in school means 185 days out of school. Why can’t you bond with your kids during some of those 185 other days?

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Anonymous wrote:Late to this convo but will be taking my 6th grader to Disney in January and missing 2 days of school. This is the only time I have ever pulled him for vacation and likely never will again. I wanted to go at a time the weather wasn’t horrible and crowds are reasonable.

Don’t ask the teacher to accommodate your kid. It’s rude.

Sure Jan. There’s an almost 50% chronic absentee rate in DCPS yet my kid’s 2 days at Disney (the only days in his entire school career!) are unbearably rude.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

What’s your point? If you really think 5 missed days would be to miss a lot of instruction, I have absolutely terrible news for you about the pacing and depth of ES instruction.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

Exactly. 180 days in school means 185 days out of school. Why can’t you bond with your kids during some of those 185 other days?

Don’t you understand? They can’t do it! They have to go to Disney during school and then call anyone who won’t do that a smug jerk!

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

If you choose to prioritize short ride lines over school policy and your children’s education, then just accept that many people would not make the same choices.

We went to Disney last month and had a great time. Never stayed in a line more than 25 minutes even though it was July. It’s perfectly doable.

Yeah of course everyone knows that. Which is why no one started a thread about if anyone else would avoid it. But smug jerks couldn’t stay on topic.

Nah. You just don’t like us calling you out.

“Nah” to which part?

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Couldn't stand to read the whole thread but wanted to make sure this point was clear - by pulling your kids out of school you are making it harder for the teacher to do their job and impacting the education of the other children. As a teacher, I am already overworked with the normal issues. I don't mind working extra to accommodate sick children or those with legitimate reasons to miss class. But, those of you who just pull them out to go to Disney???! It takes time and effort to catch the child up. Which takes away from my teaching the other children. And yes, they get behind. Sigh. Don't be selfish. Keep your kids in school. Especially those of you who want the good teachers to stay!

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It's fine.

- teacher

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

What’s your point? If you really think 5 missed days would be to miss a lot of instruction, I have absolutely terrible news for you about the pacing and depth of ES instruction.

I don’t send the message to my kid that:

- the rules don’t apply to her

- school isn’t as important as low wait times for Disney rides

YMMV I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:Late to this convo but will be taking my 6th grader to Disney in January and missing 2 days of school. This is the only time I have ever pulled him for vacation and likely never will again. I wanted to go at a time the weather wasn’t horrible and crowds are reasonable.

Don’t ask the teacher to accommodate your kid. It’s rude.

Sure Jan. There’s an almost 50% chronic absentee rate in DCPS yet my kid’s 2 days at Disney (the only days in his entire school career!) are unbearably rude.

Right, Karen. Other people’s bad behavior excuses yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

Exactly. 180 days in school means 185 days out of school. Why can’t you bond with your kids during some of those 185 other days?

Don’t you understand? They can’t do it! They have to go to Disney during school and then call anyone who won’t do that a smug jerk!

Ah yes that would be a more defensible position. No one cares that you won’t do it. The problem is being a smug jerk about the fact that other people do. Which is what you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

Exactly. 180 days in school means 185 days out of school. Why can’t you bond with your kids during some of those 185 other days?

Don’t you understand? They can’t do it! They have to go to Disney during school and then call anyone who won’t do that a smug jerk!

Ah yes that would be a more defensible position. No one cares that you won’t do it. The problem is being a smug jerk about the fact that other people do. Which is what you’re doing.

We’re just giving you the truth about what you’re doing. You interpret that as smug because you don’t like being called out.

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The same people that do stuff like this also love to complain about remote learning and learning loss.

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Anonymous wrote:The same people that do stuff like this also love to complain about remote learning and learning loss.

Yep.

The hypocrisy is incredible.

But they get low lines at Disney, so that’s all that matters!

Oh and their kids are doing “just fine” because they continue to get A’s from MCPS, the king of grade inflation 🤣

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss school for this! Go over a break. No need to miss school. It’s more enjoyable to go over a break. No catch up for the kid when they return.

It's not more enjoyable to go over break because it's a mad house then. Elementary kids don't need to make up a weeks worth of work, it's elementary school for goodness' sake.

It’s that respect and value for what teachers do that really warms the heart.

As a former elementary teacher I would have much preferred my kids’ parents spend some real quality bonding time with them than avoid a few missed days.

Again: do school breaks somehow not exist for you people?

Exactly. 180 days in school means 185 days out of school. Why can’t you bond with your kids during some of those 185 other days?

Don’t you understand? They can’t do it! They have to go to Disney during school and then call anyone who won’t do that a smug jerk!

Ah yes that would be a more defensible position. No one cares that you won’t do it. The problem is being a smug jerk about the fact that other people do. Which is what you’re doing.

I’m one of the teachers who posted above. I’m not being a smug jerk. Policies exist and I don’t appreciate it when people ignore rules because the rules don’t suit their desires. It sends a terrible message, and it creates a lot more work for me. So no, it’s not “smug.” I’m irritated, and I have every right to be. You are asking me to support you as you break rules.

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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.

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.

Ah yes. The defense of the person who thinks they have the only Truth.